Customer Reviews

Flora McDonnell's ABC

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This is a large, fun, bright, colorful book. Each page has a letter of the alphabet in uppercase and lowercase, and each page has two things that begin with the featured letter. What is especially charming is that one of the two things is a very large item and the other small, and the large thing is spelled in all uppercase letters and the small thing in all lowercase letters. Example for the letter J: JUGGLER/jellybeans. The illustrations are delightfully bold. A wonderful addition to any child's library.

I like this book quite a lot. Each letter has two pictures - one spelled in capitals and one spelled in small case. In fact, I would have given it 5 stars, except that the book uses Giant - too hard for a little one to grasp - and unicorn, which don't exist. Picky, picky I know. Let me assure it, it doesn't stop me (or my daughter) from pulling it off the shelf time and time again.

The version we have of this book is a board book. This format is great for little hands, but I think the big book format would be great too. The older children become the more they will be into understanding the concept of the alphabet, but it never hurts to start the process when they are young and the bright colors and interesting animals will capture the attention of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers alike. My three year old didn't recognize all the animals though like he thought the newt for N was a lizard, but overall I definitely recommend this fun alphabet book.