Here’s my selection for Perfect Picture Book Friday:
Counting on Letters: From A to Z and 1 to 26
Written and Illustrated by Mark Gonyea
BookPOW, 2014
Suitable for ages: 4-6
Theme/Topic: Concept, ABCs, Numbers
Opening Spread:
1 A all alone.
2 Bs balancing.
Brief Synopsis: (from Amazon) An alliterative romp through the alphabet that combines letters with numbers for a double-whammy of educational fun.
Resources: We use ABC books to practice letters at our house. Kindergarten testing has been a tough, but we practice and practice some more. There are resources at PBS Kids to practice letters. One could also encourage an art project using letters in new scenarios. Instead of “4 Ds dangling,” how might you illustrate a D.
Why I Like This Book: It’s a fun, graphic twist on an ABC book. The letters are an integral part of the art. Each page is fun. And, it’s been on repeat read at our house since Christmas 2014.
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Cathy Ballou Mealey
I like the crisp, clean look of the cover and the A page. Always something to learn from A-Z books, even if I do peek at Q and Z first! 😉
stacy
I pegged you as an X person Cathy! Q and Z are pretty normal for this one. Quilt and Zoom. 🙂
Patricia Tilton
This is a twist on alphabet books. I love the use of space. I’m starting to take note of books for my 2-year-old great grandson. He loves books..
stacy
Enzo likes this one, especially as he’s older and it incorporates the numbers. It’s an easier one to use for “study” with him.
Leslie Leibhardt Goodman
Just when I thought every fresh take on the alphabet had been thought of, along comes a great winner!
stacy
There is always a fresh take on the alphabet. It’s really refreshing to see what people come up with the letters.
Jilanne Hoffmann
I love this design! Isn’t it interesting how the choice of words and numbers for those first two letters makes me want to read more. Now I’ve got to find it to see where the story goes.
Thanks for highlighting. Happy New Year!
Julie Rowan-Zoch
Looks cool – MUST check it out!
Catherine Johnson
Very creative! Great idea for little ones.
Joanna
Great design! And clever double concept!
Clara Bowman-Jahn
I love the way you have your web site so organized,Stacy. And mentioning the classes you took and a quick review is a great incentive to take the courses chronicled there.
This book seems just right up Enzo’s alley and sounds perfect to balance the visual with the text for the alphabet. I’m putting it on hold at my library to learn how it’s done.
Joanne Sher
This definitely looks creative – gotta give this one a look 🙂
Rosi Hollinbeck
Thanks for telling me about this. I am always amazed at the wide variety of alphabet books. I will check it out.
Sue Wang
I like the visual effects of the letters/their words. It’s brilliant. Feels like it would connect parts of a child’s brain in an atypical way!
Erik - TKRB
This sounds like a great alphabet book! 🙂