Best for ages 3–7 — boys and girls

It’s a Great Day for Learning!

By Professor DeanDean

Pixy is starting somewhere completely new. There are strange pegs, unfamiliar paints, lots of children who seem to know exactly what they are doing — and a teacher called Miss Pebble.

With one brave nod, one tiny painted dot and one very good puddle, Pixy begins to discover that she does not need to know everything on her first day. She only needs to give it a try.

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For Parents — A Reassuring First-Day Story About Change, Confidence and Belonging

It’s a Great Day for Learning! explores the small worries that can make starting nursery, school or any unfamiliar setting feel enormous to a young child. Pixy worries about where to sit, where her coat belongs and whether everyone else already knows more than she does. These ordinary details make her anxiety easy for children to recognise and give grown-ups natural openings for conversations about their own upcoming changes.

Importantly, the story does not promise that nerves disappear as soon as something fun happens. Pixy enjoys painting and makes a friend, but later still misses her dads. By the end, the new place is not magically familiar — just a little less unknown. It offers children a gentle and realistic message: you can feel nervous, miss home and still have a good day.

Reassures first-day nerves
Celebrates small steps
Warm, relatable humour
Supports starting school conversations

“My daughter was worried about not knowing where anything was or who she would play with. Pixy worries about those exact little things. She laughed at the puddles, but more importantly she went to bed feeling that being nervous was normal.”

— Hannah R., mum of a 5-year-old girl

A First Day That Feels Real

Pixy does not march confidently through the door and instantly love everything. She holds Papa’s hand tighter, watches the other children and worries because everyone seems to know things she does not.
Little readers can recognise those feelings while watching Pixy slowly find her place.

New Things, One Tiny Step at a Time

Pixy begins with one small dot of paint. Then another. She learns where to sit, where the cups belong and who Tilly is.
The story gently shows children that they do not have to master a new place all at once. Confidence can grow from lots of very small moments.

It Is Okay to Miss Home

Even after playing, laughing and making a friend, Pixy suddenly misses Daddy and Papa.
Miss Pebble does not dismiss her feelings or tell her to cheer up. She simply acknowledges that new places can feel big, giving children a reassuring example of how difficult feelings can be accepted rather than hurried away.

Learning Is More Than ABCs

Pixy begins the day convinced she already knows everything important. By home time, she has discovered that learning can also mean finding your peg, trying something unfamiliar, meeting a friend and knowing which puddle splashes best.

A Little Penguin with Big Everyday Adventures

The Pixy Adventures turn important childhood moments into small, funny stories children can recognise.
Pixy does not face dragons or monsters. Her adventures are the enormous everyday experiences of being little: new places, new feelings and figuring things out for the first time.

What other parents think:

“It understands first-day nerves. My son kept pointing out all the things Pixy was worried about that he had worried about too. I loved that nobody tells her simply to stop being scared.”

— Marcus J., dad of a 4-year-old boy

“The brave nod made us laugh. My little girl now does Pixy’s ‘brave nod’ whenever she is nervous about something. Such a small detail, but it really stayed with her.”

— Aisha K., mum of a 5-year-old girl

“Gentle without being overly sweet. It deals with missing your parents and feeling overwhelmed in a very natural way. Pixy has fun, gets sad again, then carries on. That felt much more realistic than everything suddenly becoming perfect.”

— David L., dad of a 6-year-old boy

“Apparently puddles solve most problems. My three-year-old mostly loves the splashing and Mo’s hat. I like that underneath the silliness there is a really reassuring story about new experiences.”

— Priya S., mum of a 3-year-old girl

“Perfect before starting somewhere new. We bought this before our daughter moved to a new nursery. She asked loads of questions afterwards about pegs, snack time and making friends. It opened the conversation without making it feel like a big serious talk.”

— Ben T., dad of a 4-year-old girl

“Pixy doesn’t have to be fearless. My seven-year-old is quite cautious in unfamiliar places and really connected with Pixy standing back and watching before joining in. Lovely message about taking things at your own pace.”

— Nadia M., mum of a 7-year-old girl

“We’ve read it every morning this week. My son started school recently and keeps saying, ‘I know the cups now,’ whenever he learns where something belongs. It has become our little phrase for things getting easier.”

— Kwame D., dad of a 5-year-old boy

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