Counting on Letters: From A to Z and 1 to 26

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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.


For more PPBF books, visit Susanna Leonard Hill’s Blog. 


 

15 Comments

  1. Cathy Ballou Mealey
    Cathy Ballou Mealey on January 8, 2016 at 5:50 am

    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
      stacy on January 8, 2016 at 8:59 am

      I pegged you as an X person Cathy! Q and Z are pretty normal for this one. Quilt and Zoom. 🙂

  2. Patricia Tilton
    Patricia Tilton on January 8, 2016 at 8:13 am

    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
      stacy on January 8, 2016 at 8:57 am

      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.

  3. Leslie Leibhardt Goodman
    Leslie Leibhardt Goodman on January 8, 2016 at 8:51 am

    Just when I thought every fresh take on the alphabet had been thought of, along comes a great winner!

    • stacy
      stacy on January 8, 2016 at 8:56 am

      There is always a fresh take on the alphabet. It’s really refreshing to see what people come up with the letters.

  4. Jilanne Hoffmann
    Jilanne Hoffmann on January 8, 2016 at 11:06 am

    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!

  5. Julie Rowan-Zoch
    Julie Rowan-Zoch on January 8, 2016 at 11:51 am

    Looks cool – MUST check it out!

  6. Catherine Johnson
    Catherine Johnson on January 8, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    Very creative! Great idea for little ones.

  7. Joanna
    Joanna on January 8, 2016 at 12:35 pm

    Great design! And clever double concept!

  8. Clara Bowman-Jahn
    Clara Bowman-Jahn on January 8, 2016 at 1:34 pm

    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.

  9. Joanne Sher
    Joanne Sher on January 8, 2016 at 6:03 pm

    This definitely looks creative – gotta give this one a look 🙂

  10. Rosi Hollinbeck
    Rosi Hollinbeck on January 8, 2016 at 6:31 pm

    Thanks for telling me about this. I am always amazed at the wide variety of alphabet books. I will check it out.

  11. Sue Wang
    Sue Wang on January 8, 2016 at 10:08 pm

    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!

  12. Erik - TKRB
    Erik - TKRB on January 13, 2016 at 5:06 am

    This sounds like a great alphabet book! 🙂