Customer Reviews

The Little Alphabet Follow-the-Dots Book (Dover Little Activity Books)

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I was more than a little disappointed to see I had paid $3.49 for a book that is about the size of a 4x6 photograph! Especially when the price on the back cover says $1.50!! I've seen nicer books for about $1.50 at Target that also can fit in your purse for when you are on the go. Beware of the tiny size of these "Dover Little Activity Books"!! You get what you pay for.

My 4 year old (soon to be 5) loved this book! He is not one to sit for very long and work on anything but coloring. He keeps asking me to help him with this book! It is helping with alphabet recognition! I can see a difference in just 2 days! Great book!

I did not think this was a bad "little" book. But I interpreted the word "little" to mean the size of the book, which in fact, was little. However I think what they meant was that all the letters in the dot-to-dots were lower case, i.e. "little" letters. This makes a big difference at that very young age where they are just learning their alphabet. My daughter could have done a capital letter dot-to-dot independently, but needs alot of guidance with the lower case version. That's not necessarily a bad thing - it just depends on what stage of letter recognition your child is, and whether you had planned to have your child use the book independently or not.

I bought this book for my 5-year-old nephew who's learning the alphabet- a challenge for him right now. I recently introduced him to connect-the-dots activities, & he loves them, so I'm sure he'll love this & learn the alphabet meanwhile. I underestimated how LITTLE of a book it would be (pocketbook size) but very cute w/ various pictures & poems.

To begin with, it is my own fault for not reading the dimensions. I made the assumption that this would be a normal sized book. It is not. The "Little" in the title is not a reference to the age it is appropriate for; it is describing the actual size. This is not a good size for my child and is hard for her to read. It would have received a much higher rating had it been a normal sized book.

This small booklet is just right for that little person just learning their "ABC's" and great for them to take it with them on a short trip. This is a book that my granddaughter wanted and it is just the right size for her. A great beginning book of learning the basics. She will be able to color the pages afterwards too. The book cost is low but a great learning tool for those little hands.

My daughter is starting school this year and I wanted to find a fun way for her to practice her lower case letters. So, I bought this book because another reviewer said this book had lower case letters; it doesn't. On the plus side, it is a small book (about the size of a large index card) so it fits well in their hands and is good for something to do while traveling.