ABC Block Books [Board book]

Susan Estelle Kwas (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1999 | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Block Books

Remember those chunky wooden blocks you used to play with? How they were just small enough for little hands, just sturdy enough for hours of playtime, and just perfect for budding imaginations? In the true spirit of those just-right blocks, here are 26 chunky board books-one for each letter of the alphabet-housed in their own just-right carrying case. Each book introduces young children, through words and images, to the alphabet, so they build their vocabulary while they build towers to the sky.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

There's nothing like spending an afternoon building towers and bridges with blocks. On the other hand, curling up with a good book is nothing to sneeze at, either. So how about... building towers with board-book blocks! This splendid box o' blocks is filled with 26 chunky little board books (what a great idea!), one for each letter of the alphabet. Each spread of the five-page minibooks displays a word ("alligator," "ball," "car") with its corresponding tiny, adorable picture. Stacked on top of one another, these alphabetical "bricks" (just the right size for small hands) will build a fine wall of words. A sturdy 6.25-by-6.5-inch cardboard carrying case allows budding builders and bookworms to carry their literary treasure wherever they go.

Susan Estelle Kwas paints simple miniature images with enough delicate detail to measure up to demanding young eyes. Every book is a delight--building a vocabulary has never been such fun! (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter

Review

"These 26 chunky, extra-small board books...come in a sturdy, decorative box...[and] add up to something more than the sum of their parts." -- Parenting Magazine

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Product Details

• Board book: 8 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811824748
• ISBN-13: 978-0811824743
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 6.3 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #778,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good price for a lot of entertainment, December 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: ABC Block Books (Board book)

I think this is a great deal - 26 books for less than a dollar a book. I've already given this to a couple of families with babies and they love it. Also, the box is not your average piece of throwaway packaging. Like Eeyore with the balloon and the empty honeypot, babies love to take the books out of the box and put them back in again. It's sure better than pulling all the books out of your bookcase onto the floor, another favorite activity for this age! Unlike the other review, I think the illustrations are cute and colorful, but as always, that's a matter of taste.

68 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ABC Blocks Are Fun At First, December 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: ABC Block Books (Board book)

My 18 month old daughter loved the jumble of books that came out of the box. After this novelty wore off, we looked inside the books. Each book has a medicore color drawing of about four pictures each. This novelty wore off quickly too. I will note, however, that my five year old has been building tunnels with them!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So many ways to play! A long-term favorite., June 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: ABC Block Books (Board book)

Our daughter is 15 months old, and this set of block books has been one of her favorites for many months. Early on we would make little towers of books for her to knock over. Then she became entranced with taking them out of the box one by one and making us read them to her. Then putting books back in the box, then stacking them herself...and now we have fun matching each letter block to a letter in an ABC book or puzzle. I'm sure there's still more to come.

Sure, the books themselves wouldn't be individual bestsellers. Each has just a few extra-thick pages, each with a single picture. But they're pleasing to hold and look at, and each child will have his/her particular favorites. Our daughter loved "S" and "O" and was soon recognizing and naming those letters elsewhere.