Children love to imitate adult behaviour. Helping with real tasks is a natural progression from pretend play, and is a crucial stage in a childs development. Achieving a shared goal encourages a sense of responsibility and develops many skills useful in later life. Encourage children to help out as they share in the fun of more grown-up activities. Simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to initiate dialogue between the reader and the children. 2-6yrs.