Customer Reviews

26 Letters and 99 Cents (Mulberry Books)

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This is a good book for beginning readers. It links the letters of the alphabet with colorful and engaging photographs. It also shows the connection between counting and the way that our coin system works (nickels, dimes etc.) The only difficulty for young readers would be when they get half way through the book and find that the rest of the book is upside down. This might be confusing for a young reader trying to read the book by themselves. This is a book that is best shared by a young reader and a more experienced reader.

There is no better way to teach children than with concepts they can grasp. Hoban's photographs allow the concreteness of money and letters to be real and not just a picture on a page in a book.

I have my classroom stocked with multiple copies of this book.

This book has excellent examples of both upper and lower case letters in bright, fun colors that really got my three year old interested in learning them. The use of coins to teach counting is great and as the photos are actual size, I'm certain in the future I will be using real coins as a companion to the book. This is a really attractive book that would make a great gift.

Tana Hoban is an author of many children's books. She has used photography as her way of illustrating her books. One half of this book is the teaching of the alphabet in very colorful pages and the other half of the book (which you need to turn over and upside down) is the teaching of coins and money. It is very colorful and eyecatching. The book is definitely a great teaching tool.

I have three sons, thier ages range from 3 to 6. My mother dropped off a bunch of books for them and in the stack was this book. I recognised it from my childhood and kept a good eye on it to be sure my children didn't destroy it. They loved it. They really enjoyed putting real coins over the pictures of coins. They learned a lot and from a book I used as a child. I love this book. It's clearly a blast from the past, the 70s I'd say. To me that adds nostalgia but I'm sure most parents would be disapointed by the dated style so I took off a star for that reason.

I purchased this book for my 15 month old as a 'down the road' book because it was recommended in the book 'Toddler 411'. Surprisingly, this book is a current favorite and she is actually saying 'a', 'b', '2' etc. Does she get the concept? I don't think so, but she's connecting the way a letter or number looks to its name (much like she does with other objects). The graphics are clear. My only small criticism is that the representation of 'v' is a heart with the word 'valentine' written on it. She is getting to know the shape off a heart so I think that might be confusing. Otherwise, I highly recommend this one!

This book is described as being for a baby or a preschooler. I agree, because by kindergarten, one is supposed to have learned all the letters and numbers.
Not a story, but for the age this book is aimed at, it makes sense.
For myself, I didn't care too much for some of the details. First of all, the information about the soft touch letters and numbers in the book is outdated-they are no longer manufactured as far as I know and the manufacturer's address does not work anymore(I tried contacting them and the letter came back). And second of all, for the alphabet side of the book, there is a letter and a picture of something beginning with that letter, but the word is absent. How will somebody at the target age be able to know that word without seeing it?
At least on the counting side, they show how much each coin is worth so the target age knows how to count by 5s, 10s, and what not. (They can see that 5 cents makes a nickel and what not.)
It was clever to make a book where the reader must flip over to see the other side. The endpapers tell the reader which side he or she is on.
Three stars. Beautiful photographs. The book has its ups and downs, but since some youngsters may want to own the soft touch letters and numbers in the book, I wouldn't buy it because there are other books that teach the alphabet and numbers that don't have outdated information about the toys used in the book.

Children take interest in this book. They are attracted to the numbers and letters with their bold shiny colors. They learn about the value of coins. They learn the names of 26 objects and what letter they begin with. This is a great book for your 3 to 6 year old or any preschool or kindergarten teacher. The students in my classroom loved it as much as my own child. Let it be a classic for you too.