Tag Archives: alphabet book

ABC: The Alphabet from the Sky

Posted on December 30, 2016 by AnEducationInBooks

ABC: The Alphabet from the Sky by Benedikt Gross and Joey Lee is a fascinating look at found letters from an aerial view. Find one letter per page (though sometimes there are bonuses) and in the bottom right corner, the geographical coordinates … Continue reading →

Rad American Women A – Z

Posted on June 29, 2015 by AnEducationInBooks

This nonfiction picture book has twenty-five page long biographies (X is a unique tribute to all those “women whose names we don’t know”) about historic women, including many less often lauded historical figures such as Dolores Huerta, The Grimke Sisters, Patti … Continue reading →

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123 Versus ABC

Posted on May 26, 2015 by AnEducationInBooks

If a book about numbers and a book about letters meshed, and then the numbers and the letters fought about whose book it was, well, you’d have 123 Versus ABC by Mike Boldt. The letter A and the number 1 host a growing parade of … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian author/illustrator, Picture books | Tagged abc book, alphabet book, animals, children's books, humourous, metafiction, number book | Leave a comment

Alphabet Room

Posted on March 27, 2014 by AnEducationInBooks

I do love a good alphabet book. Sara Pinto’s Alphabet Room seems standard at first look. Yes, A is for apples and under the flap the apples are rolling on the floor. B is for bowls; under the flap there are the … Continue reading →

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ABCs

Posted on August 21, 2013 by AnEducationInBooks

Charlie Harper‘s ABCs is filled with artistic animal renderings. There are a ton of alphabet books out there and still, you need this one too, because the art is simple, beautiful and colorful.

Posted in Books with science links, Picture books | Tagged alphabet book, animals, books for the very young, fabulous illustrations | Leave a comment

Z is for Moose

Posted on March 21, 2013 by AnEducationInBooks

At first I thought this was going to be just like A is for Salad, which I love. Z is for Moose, though, is its own story, and a funny one to boot. Not your typical ABC book, Moose has character development … Continue reading →

Posted in Love that art, Picture books | Tagged alphabet book, animals, humourous, picture book | 5 Comments

An Annoying ABC

Posted on March 22, 2012 by AnEducationInBooks

It only took Adelaide to set off a domino effect involving annoyance, fuming, irritation and upending. Barbara Bottner‘s text is tight, the words are expressive and perfect for story-time in preschool or word study in kindergarten and up. Michael Emberley‘s … Continue reading →

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An Edible Alphabet: 26 Reasons to Love the Farm

Posted on January 4, 2012 by AnEducationInBooks

Let’s start the new year with an ABC book for more than just the very young. It’s a hybrid nonfiction book with a bit of poetry and a few narrative anecdotes rounding out the lush information. For the very young, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books with science links, Canadian author/illustrator, Love that art, Nonfiction, Picture books, Poetry | Tagged alphabet book, blog about children's books, Canadian, chickens, country setting, farm, nonfiction, picture book | Leave a comment

If Rocks Could Sing: A Discovered Alphabet

Posted on September 13, 2011 by AnEducationInBooks

Calling all baby geologists and kid rock collectors! Take a long look at If Rocks Could Sing by Leslie McGuirk, an avid searcher of rocks and interpreter of rock shapes. All but one of the alphabet rocks came from Florida—it makes … Continue reading →