26 Big Things Small Hands Do

"26 Big Things Small Hands Do"
By Colleen Paratore, Illustrated by Mike Reed

Ages: 3-5 years, 5-7 years

A fun way to review and/or introduce the alphabet!

Nascar ABC's

Nascar ABC's
By Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender
Illustrated by Aaron Zenz

Ages: 3-5 years, 7-10 years

What could be more exciting to a little boy than a rhyming ABC book about Nascar! :) Even I enjoy this book and I'm not real big on the car thing. The text has a nice rhythm to it and the illustrations are bright and cheerful. A good tool to reinforce the alphabet letter seqence.

Alligator Alphabet

"Alligator Alphabet"
By Stella Blackstone and Stephanie Bauer

Age: 0-2 years, 3-5 years

I really liked the colorful illustrations in this book. I didn't like that some of the animal names don't quite fit in with the phonics work we're doing at home. But it has helped Hannah (nearly 3) to solidify her letter identification (even though that pesky "G" introduced a mound of confusion).

Alphabet City

"Alphabet City"
By Stephen T. Johnson

Age: 3-5 years

A neat concept to capture photographs that look like letters from the common city-scape. Joshua (4) liked it until I pointed out that you could trace the letter shapes with your finger. Now he won't read it even though I think he's intensely interested since he loves all things man-made.