AGE LEVEL
3 and 4 year-olds
GENRE
Picture book
REVIEW
“Long ago the letters were all together, neat and tidy. But time passed. First one block disappeared, then the next….The letters are lost! Come, let’s find them, one by one.” So begins this energetic ABC book. From A to Z, each page consists of a colorful illustration of one block letter engaged in adventure: “F took a swim with the Fish,” “P dove into the Popcorn,” and “R rolled away on a Roller Skate,” etc. The scenes involve household items and common neighborhood locations with which most children will be familiar. The text below each illustration is one short sentence, appropriate in length for three and four year-old audiences. Each sentence begins with an image of the letter in the same block form as in the illustration, which may help children to connect illustration with text. The only real critique I have is that the letters “X” and “Y”, instead of being depicted on separate pages, are only described together: “X/Y played the XYlophone.” Apart from this, however, this book is great fun and will definitely spur interest in the ABCs and reading for 3 and 4 year-olds.
LIBRARY PROGRAMMING IDEAS
During storytime, this book could be paired with the classic ABC song or an alternative such as:
The Alphabet Letter/Sound/Word Song
(to the tune of Twinkle,Twinkle, Little Star)
Say the letter, then make the letter's sound, then say the word.
A /a/ apple
B /b/ ball
C /c/ cat
D /d/ doll
E /e/ edge
F /f/ fan
G /g/ goat
H /h/ hand
I /i/ ice cream
J /j/ jam
K /k/ kite
L /l/ lamb
M /m/ mouse
N /n/ nickel
O /o/ octopus
P /p/ pickle
Q /q/ queen
R /r/ rail
S /s/ sun
T /t/ tail
U /u/ umbrella
V /v/ van
W /w/ watch
X /x/ x-ray man
Y /y/ yo-yo
Z /z/ zoo
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