Every fastening a child has to conquer, collected into one soft book.

Zips, buttons, laces and hook-and-loop are worked into the pages, so a toddler can practise each one at their own pace. That matters: learning a button on a book on the living room floor is a completely different experience from learning it on a coat while everyone stands waiting at the door.

Threading a lace or closing a button requires two hands doing different things at the same time, which is one of the genuinely difficult coordination skills of this age. Jules the dog turns the practice into a story, and children stick at it far longer when there is a character involved.

Entirely soft fabric. Machine washable at 30 degrees on a gentle cycle.

Lilliputiens is a Belgian brand, founded in 1995 and designed by a team largely made up of parents working alongside early-childhood specialists. Tested to EN71 and ASTM standards and screened for AZO dyes, cadmium and phthalates.

THE FASTENINGS THEY NEED TO MASTER - Zips, buttons, laces and hook-and-loop, all worked into the pages. This is the practical groundwork for a child dressing themselves.

PRACTICE WITHOUT THE MORNING PRESSURE - Learning a button on a book at their own pace is a different experience from learning it on a coat while everyone waits by the door.

JULES MAKES IT A STORY - Jules the dog, the one in the red hat, gives the whole thing a narrative rather than making it feel like a drill. Children practise longer when there is a character involved.

SERIOUS FINE MOTOR WORK - Threading a lace and closing a button demand two hands doing different things at once, which is one of the harder coordination skills of the toddler years.

SOFT, SAFE AND WASHABLE - Fabric throughout with no hard edges. Machine washable at 30 degrees on a gentle cycle.

12 months and above

100% polyester fabric with zip, buttons, laces and hook-and-loop fastenings

JULES ACTIVITY BOOK "LEARNING TO DRESS"