[3] Angela Mary Lincke married Major Lionel Henry Mosse Parsons and had two children.

The books also teach children about the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colours, countries of the world and calendar and clock reading.

The principal characters are the good friends Ant (the naughtier and more adventurous half of the duo) and Bee (fussier and more sensible).

The original series comprised thirteen volumes, listed below with the book number that was printed on the cover on some UK editions.

Since Angela Banner's death, as part of the series of revised editions published by Egmont, with amended text and a new illustrator, additional volumes have been published, attributed to Angela Banner: