Customer Reviews

The Hullabaloo ABC

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MY 2 YR OLD LOVES THIS BOOK. THE LARGE SIZE TEXT AND THE BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS KEEPS HER ATTENTIVE. EXCELLENT TEACHING TOOL! IT IS A BOOK I ENJOY, AND WE REACH FOR IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

I love Beverly Cleary, but this is not my favorite book. It has great designs and is a fun read. The problem I had with it when I was reading it to my 3 1/2 year old is that I didn't care for all of the words she chose to represent the letters. For example, for the letter "S" which has a "ssss" sound, she chose the word "Sh-h-h." The "s" sound and the "sh" sound are two completely different sounds. (Now, I know this sounds a little critical on my part, but I also have a six-year old so we have worked on the different letter sounds and combination sounds, and I would like my younger son to learn the true sounds especially when reading an abc book.) I also didn't like that she used "exclaim" for the letter "x". If this is a true abc book, then she would have chosen an "x" word. It was a cute read (and I know many wouldn't pick on these types of examples as being bothersome), but I felt it could be better--it felt a little thrown together.

My 17-month old daughter loves to have this read to her over and over. This is a favorite author of mine and the artist has that "Norman Rockwell"-ish knack for making his illustrations appear to move on the page. Tip: Look for the hidden letters on the P and G pages! I've yet to find the rest of the alphabet.