Each Peach Pear Plum: questions to ask and activities to try
Each peach pear plum, I spy Tom Thumb! This Kate Greenaway-winning classic hides nursery-rhyme characters in every picture, for little ones to spot as you read.
What age is it for? Each Peach Pear Plum is best from birth to age 5. Good for: Playing I spy, rhyme and favourite nursery characters.
Each Peach Pear Plum (Janet and Allan Ahlberg)
- Age
- 0-5
- Best for
- Playing I spy, rhyme and favourite nursery characters
Read the rhyme, then let your child hunt for the hidden character before you turn the page. Point out characters they know from other stories and rhymes.
What it helps with
- Looking closely and spotting details
- Rhyme and rhythm, for early reading
- Meeting characters from nursery stories
- Taking turns in a game
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Who can you spy on this page?”
- “Where was Tom Thumb hiding?”
- “Which nursery characters do you know?”
- “Who was your favourite?”
- “What happened at the end?”
- “Can you make up an I spy rhyme?”
5-minute activities to try together
Real I spy
Play I spy around the room, then make up a rhyme for each thing you spy.
Character hunt
Hide a toy somewhere in a room and give rhyming clues until it's found.
Free printables: Each Peach Pear Plum worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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If your child liked this, try
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle)
- Best for
- Colours, animals and joining in with repeated words
- Age
- 0-4
Dear Zoo (Rod Campbell)
- Best for
- First words, animals and lifting the flaps
- Age
- 0-4
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd)
- Best for
- Winding down at bedtime, and settling to sleep
- Age
- 0-4
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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