Topsy and Tim Have Itchy Heads ¦ Topsy and Tim Meet the Ambulance Crew

Where would we be without the redoubtable Topsy and Tim? Between them they have covered almost every activity known to humanity and a few that are only known to children. There are now an amazing 36 series books in print dealing with everyday events and issues from learning to swim to having a babysitter, from buying new shoes to going to the doctor. Many schools probably still have some battered copies of the very first titles that appeared in the 1960s - did you use the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday etc., books...? Remember the children who would only read them on the appropriate day of the week?

These two new additions tell us more than we may want to know about the inside of an ambulance and what happens when the twins get head lice and yet, what a homely, safe and downright good way for small children to learn about the things they will need confidence to deal with one day. It is easy to laugh at gentle, old fashioned Topsy and Tim but one day, if an accident should happen, it will help to be able to say, 'Hey, you're going in the amubulance just like Topsy and Tim did, so don't worry.'