Book 2b is all about the things Peter and Jane like, and introduces 27 new words including ‘you’, ‘want’, ‘look’, and ‘jump’. Once this book has been completed, the child moves on to book 3b.

The Key Words with Peter and Jane books work because each keyword is introduced gradually and repeated frequently. This builds confidence in children when they recognize these keywords on sight (also known as the ‘look and say’ method of learning). Examples of keywords are: the, one, two, he.