This colourful activity book, featuring six friendly animal students in Ladybird Class, helps preschool children develop first pen control and practise the key fine motor skills that will form the basis of confident writing.Perfect for fun at-home learning, Wipe-Clean Pen Control comes with a special pen and sturdy, reusable wipe-clean pages. The book encourages children to build their pen control confidence by gradually introducing and practising the patterns and shapes that are needed for early writing, such as circles, zigzags, straight lines and wavy lines.It is perfect to support children's developing skills as they become interested in using a pen and pencil more precisely, and is the perfect preparation for writing the letters of the alphabet as shown in Learn with Ladybird: Wipe-Clean Letters.