Alphazoo Christmas [Hardcover]

Susan Harrison (Author)

Book Description

Tongue-twister text and bright illustrations highlight this rollicking read. Vibrant watercolor and colored pencil illustrations create amusing looks at familiar, and not-so-familiar, animals engaged in Christmastime activities that will delight the young. Full color throughout.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Ideals Childrens Books; 1st edition (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824986237
• ISBN-13: 978-0824986230
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,927,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Two boys' review: Obscure words and muted illustrations, November 30, 2008

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Jared Castle (Roseburg, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alphazoo Christmas (Hardcover)

As the head of the bedtime story reading group in our house I'm always on the lookout for new tongue twisters and vocabulary builders. That's why I grabbed a copy of AlphaZoo Christmas, an alphabet picture book that combines two of my sons' favorite topics: Animals and Christmas.

However, the book would've never made it home had I bothered to thumb to the pages for I, Q and U:

I - Interested iquana impresses icy individual
Q--Quick-stepping quetzals quiet quintuplets
U--Unsteady uakari utilizes umbrella

This is not a rhyming book nor is it a tongue-twister. In fact, we spent most of our time scratching our heads to figure out what was going on. The illustrations were muted depictions of each letter's list of words but not a single one elicited the "ooh-ahh" response I expect from children's picture books.

In summary, if you want an alphabet book or a tongue-twister, pick up Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! or Fox in Socks, respectively. If you want a Christmas book with "ooh-ahh" illustrations, pick up either Santa Claus the World's Number One Toy Expert by Marla Frazee or Christmas Magic by Sue Stainton.