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Talk to Me About the Alphabet

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I bought this book used when my now 2-year old was perhaps 15 months old. We have been reading it periodically since then and it is a really fun break from the standard alphabet books. He likes it, and I have a blast reading it to him (which he enjoys.) This is not a book to read softly, as the artwork and text are full of energy.

It's a book with attitude - (these are not direct quotes as I'm writing from memory) 'Don't give me numbers, don't give me 1 2 3 ... Give me letters! Give me A B C!' 'G is for gu, gu gu gu' (picture of the man drinking a glass of wine) From 'L is for Lion ... and M is for milk, mmmmmm, mine! ... O is for Ow! ooo, oh. P is for Purr and R is for Rest Purrrr .... shhh soft sounds sooothe softly ... T is for time and U is for up! Time to get up!' to 'W is for way cool wheels, wu wu ... X is for exit .. and Y is for Yippeee! ... Zounds! Z if for zippy .. Auf wiedersehen, talk to me again!'

The artwork and the man remind me of the Dubonnet man and artwork from the 60's. The book has a European feel, even excluding the bit of French and German used. If you are looking for A is for apple and B is for ball with cute sweet drawings, this isn't the book for you. If you have want something a bit more off the wall, well traveled and touches of adult themes (the wine drinking mainly), then you might enjoy this book with your kids. We do.

Written and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Chris Raschka, Talk To Me About The Alphabet is a "kid friendly" alphabet picture book, featuring rap-style rhythm, sound-out phrases and scrawl-style color illustrations to introduce young readers to the fundamental twenty-six letters. Talk To Me About The Alphabet is a cheery and recommended "read-aloud" ABC picture book to share with young folks ages 2 to 5.