Monday, 11 February 2008

Favorite Alphabet Books

ABC by Alison Jay
This book was given to us by my sister, Bonnie. (Yay, Bonnie!) It is hands down the most beautifully illustrated alphabet book I have ever seen. It is also unusually entertaining, because each illustration contains not one, but several objects that begin with the featured letter. On top of that, the pictures from A to Z are interrelated and tell a kind of story from beginning to end. I recommend the board book edition (pictured) if you're going to share it with very young children. On a personal note, James loves this book.
Recommended for: Ages 0-5.


Curious George's ABCs by H. A. Rey
The thing that's unique about this book is that the letters are actually worked in to the illustrations; the A becomes the shape of the alligator's mouth, the D is the belly of a dinosaur, and so on. It's a classic.
Recommended for: Ages 0-5.







Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss's patented brand of nuttiness, as applied to the alphabet. You can't go wrong!
Recommended for: Ages 0-5.

1 comment:

alexandra said...

Thanks for the tip! I have been looking for a fun alphabet book with nice illustrations to cut up and use to decorate A's room. I'll pick up two (one to read)!