I (re) discovered with pleasure the books émilie, wanting initiated my daughters (5 and 2). The designs are simple, soft, colored (basic colors ideal for learning the colors) and explicit (we play to read the story without the text, just by describing the pictures). Then the text is simple too, it will allow most of my girls to start reading stories to her little sister next year (after a few months in PA !!!). I confirm my choice by buying soon other volumes of the series.