merriam-webster kids

1,000 words to get kids ready for school in a big, colorful book from the experts at Merriam-Webster.

Enter the world of Merriam-Webster’s Ready-for-School Words and discover the words needed to describe the people, places, and things in your community and beyond! Featuring 1,000 words children should know before they start school, this charming book follows different families from their homes at the breakfast table, to their workplaces and classrooms, and on camping trips and seaside adventures. With labeled objects and simple sentences, children will start school with confidence and a brand new vocabulary.

For over 180 years, Merriam-Webster has been America’s leading provider of language informtion. Hannah S. Campbell is a writer, editor, and lifelong word nerd. She has written activity books based on the works of Roald Dahl and various Cartoon Network shows, and loves coming up with ways to have fun with language. Sara Rhys, illustrator, lives in a little down in Devon, England, and learned to draw as a small child.