Excerpt - page 258: "... that holds the attention of preschoolers and their parents too. McDonnell, Flora, FloraMcDonnell's ABC (Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1997). Splashy colors and humor are ..."
Excerpt - page 278: "... Zach. New York: Boyds Mills Press. Mayers, F. 1994. Baseball ABC. New York: Harry N. Abrams. McDonnell, F. 1997. FloraMcDonnell's ABC. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. Merriam, E. 1992. Goodnight ..."
Excerpt - page 40: "... it is best to use uncomplicated simple alphabet books like FloraMcDonnell's ABC (McDonnell, 1997), where there is a simple illustration like a ..."
Excerpt - page 35: "... five-year-olds need a clear-flowing arrangement of letters or numbers. Ben's ABC Day by Terry Berger, which features friendly color photographs of a boy's activities from morning till night, is a good example, as is FloraMcDonnell's ABC, with its big bright paintings. ..."