Peter and Jane books published first in 1964, this series was to be used by parents and schools throughout the UK.

Over 100 million copies have been sold round the world.

All of the books are  hardback volumes with 56 pages each, measuring 112×170 mm. Each book has text on a left page and an illustration on the facing right page.

The Key Words with Peter and Jane books are so successful because each of the key words is introduced gradually and repeated frequently. This builds confidence in children when they recognise these key words on sight.

The Key Words scheme is based on a recognition of the fact that just 12 words make up one quarter of all the English words we read and write and that 100 words make up a half of those we use in a normal day. Teach children these key words first, and they are well on the way to making some sense of most texts.

So, step by step, page by page, these words are introduced and repeated (one might say hammered) to reinforce them as the length and difficulty of the texts increase.

This is reassuring and confidence building for the young reader.

There are 12 levels with 3 books in each level.

TITLES:
1a: Play With Us
2a: We Have fun
3a: Things We Like
4a: Things We Do
5a: Where We Go
6a: Our Friends
7a: Happy Holiday
8a: Sunny days
9a: Games We Like
10a: Adventure on the Island
11a: Mystery on the Island
12a: The Holiday Camp Mystery

1b: Look at This
2b: Have a Go
3b: Boys and Girls
4b: Fun at the Farm
5b: Out in the Sun
6b: We Like to Help
7b: Fun and Games
8b: The Big House
9b: Jump From the Sky
10b: Adventure at The Castle
11b: The Carnival
12b: Mountain Adventure

1c: Read and Write
2c: I Like to Write
3c: Let Me Write
4c: Say the Sound
5c: More Sounds to
6c: Reading with Sounds Say
7c: Easy to Sound
8c: Fun with Sounds
9c: Enjoying Reading
10c: Learning is Fun
11c: Books are Exciting
12c: The Open Door to Reading