First Words and Pictures: Chimp and Zee Author and Illustrator: Catherine and Laurence Anholt Be delighted! Chimp and Zee take early learners on an exploration of words and ideas, matched with playful images. Kids are encouraged to point to each object as the pages are read. These colourful pictures are so much fun! Everyone is smiling, even mama who’s painted red! Children discover colours, seasons, counting, days of the week and numbers. There are also loads of exciting objects to […]
ALPHABET A Childs First ABC
– Book by Alison Jay –
A Childs First ABC
– Book by Alison Jay –
ALPHABET A Childs First ABC Author and Illustrator: Alison Jay Richly coloured, magical pictures in Alison Jay’s distinctive style, lead children through their Alphabet learning in this fun little board book. The letters are all in lower case and feature the standard ‘a is for apple’, however that is where the book departs the usual formula. A green hilled world is gently opened in which the objects and creatures featured on each page seem to live. Begging to be […]
ANIMALIA – Book by Graeme Base –
– Book by Graeme Base –
Animalia Author and Illustrator: Graeme Base Stunningly beautiful! This book which was first published in 1986 is still amongst the most fantastically crafted and magnificently painted picture-word books ever made. Each page has a cleverly alliterated sentence which introduces both the animal of the featured letter, and starts the investigation to find all the things that are ‘of a kind’ on each page. “Victor V. Vulture the Vaudeville Ventriloquist. Versatile Virtuoso of Vociferous Verbosity. Vexatiously Vocalizing at the Valhalla […]
LITTLE CRITTER: ABCS – Book by Mercer Mayer –
– Book by Mercer Mayer –
Little Critter: ABCs Author and Illustrator: Mercer Mayer Little Critter frolics and plays his way through the alphabet with his friend mouse. This board book for toddlers helps connect letters, words and objects together using interesting themes. Critter rocks out with his amp in G for Guitars and he and mouse glide on ice in I is for Ice-skate. He’s a little uncoordinated in H – Hula Hoops and definitely needs some assistance in T is for toothpaste. Children’s […]
RICHARD SCARRY’S ABC WORD BOOK– Book by Richard Scarry –
– Book by Richard Scarry –
Richard Scarry’s ABC Word Book Author and Illustrator: Richard Scarry Absolutely Brilliant Creativity! Richard Scarry pushes beyond the boundaries of the standard alphabet book with this action packed ABC Word Book. A host of hilarious animals go about their daily lives, filling the pages with hundreds of silly scenarios. Richard Scary’s ABC Word Book shows the featured letter in upper and lower case and then proceeds to show this letter highlighted in red as it appears in every word […]
THE USBORNE ALPHABET PICTURE BOOK – Rosalinde Bonnet –
– Rosalinde Bonnet –
The Usborne Alphabet Picture Book Illustrator: Rosalinde Bonnet Designer: Vicky Arrowsmith ABC learning for tiny tots. What I immediately liked about this book was the novelty of index tabs down the side of the pages. We can quickly turn to Gg and Hh which share a tab. It gives the book a sort of reference feeling that might be useful in an early learning environment. More directly it makes the pages easy to turn, something that can be a […]
DR SEUSS’S ABC – Book by Dr Seuss –
– Book by Dr Seuss –
Dr Seuss’s ABC Author and Illustrator: Dr Seuss Bizarre and brilliant. Dr Seuss’s ABC book can only be described as educationally timeless. Adults will enjoy reading this alphabet book which tongue twists and frolics through a jungle of stimulating and imaginative phrases. “O is very useful. You use it when you say: “Oscar’s only ostrich oiled an orange owl today.” BIG L, little l…the use of capitals and lower case text helps kids to identify that both letters are […]
