Alphabatics

This alphabet book shows each letter morphing into whatever MacDonald has chosen for the letter. The illustrations are large and fitting for young children learning the alphabet. It is all very ordinary...yet cute and creative. The book does show just one word for each letter so children will

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outgrow it quickly.

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Each letter is shown in its upper and lower case version. Then each letter metamorphosis’ into an object beginning with that letter. It shows in block format how that is done so any age child can see and visualize what is happening. This is very creative as well as clever. The illustrations are

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the major part of this book. They are simple and clear. Easy to see the changes as they happen.

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This is an amazing alphabet book. The pictures are very basic, but quite in depth. What I like about this book is the author had a specific reason for picking the object the stands for each letter. For example, C stands for clown because the clown's smile looks like the letter C. The letter M is

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for mustache because the man's mustache looks like the letter M. This is such a clever book and would lead lots of things to talk about which students.

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Large colorful illustrations of objects and animals linked with letters of the alphabet each word begins with.

This book is very cute. It is laid out to teach children their ABC's. There are four square blocks for each letter which changes from a plain letter to a word it is representing. The letter represents animals, things or other items. This would be a great addition to any child's library especially

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those learning their alphabet.

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This is a fun and creative ACB book. Each letter has a corresponding picture of an object that begins with that letter. The letters also have fun letter graphics, such as a tumbling n that flips over and becomes a nest full of birds or an s that turns into a swimming swan. The graphic are creative

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and fun to look at. This is an excellent book for students to read when practicing and learning their letters. Perfect for young students!

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The purpose of this book is clear, precise, and to the point. Each page is clearly marked with a letter (capitol and lower case) accompanying with an object or animal. This book follows the formula of all the most common alphabet books; alphabets are presented clearly with objects and animals,

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there is only one object per letter, the objects are common, and the illustrator/author's point is clear. What makes this alphabet book a bit different from others is that the letter morphs into the object. It is fun to the see the letter change appearance slowly to take form as the object or animal. This book is interesting and entertaining for a young child learning the alphabet to an older child who wants to look at a book for fun. I would recommend this book to any young child for the fun playful way the alphabet is presented and for the learning.
Ages 3-5

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4P: While it doesn't seem to have maintained its great popularity over the years as some other children's books have (based on some Amazon research), the creative transformation of letters into pictures is likely to have broad appeal with both parents and children.

5Q: This book received a Caldecott

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Honor, which is an indicator of excellent quality.

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This is a great Alphabet book that corresponds with the words that we recognize as a child. For example: Mm is mustache and shows a picture like collage to show a larger picture of a man with a mustache. This is a great book to teach younger kids their alphabets.

You can not always judge a book by it's cover. I thought the cover was cute so i grabbed it to read. What a mistake. This book was boring and plain.

This book is all about the letters of the alphabet. The letters shown then turn into the pictures depicting the letters. For example, the letter Z morphs into Zebra stripes. Would be an interesting activity to have children do the same. Definitely will use this book in the future! Great

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illustrations!

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I enjoyed reading this book and seeing how each letter rotates and twists to become an absolutely awesome picture.

Alphabatics is a fun and creative way of introducing or reinforcing the alphabet to young readers. The letters tumble, somersault, and transform to become part of the picture that represents them. Some letters seem like a little bit of a stretch, but with some imagination it's not a problem. A very

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young reader might be confused by the concept, but it depends on the child.

This book provides a fresh and unique way of looking at a concept that might seem old to some students. Students could reinforce the concept in an imaginative way by creating their own pictures from letters.

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This is a great book to use for reading aloud. The simple fun and learning of A, B, C's in a clear, colorful manner. Each letter represented by a phonetic approach, then restated visually is a basic tool of speech and communication preparedness.

Caldecott honor.?�
Goodness.?á Why have I never seen this book before?!?á My first-born arrived in 1985, the next in 1988, so this just the right age that this should have been hard to miss in our library trips.?á We all would have loved it, and probably tried our own hands at some

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transformations (I know S -> Snake is easy and fun for lots of kids).

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A is for ark. But did you know that if you turn an A upside down and round the point out a little, it becomes an ark? B is for balloon. But did you know that if you blow it up really big, the hole in the middle floats away like a balloon? In this wonderfully creative alphabet book, letters are

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pulled, twisted, reversed, and curled until they become part of what they represent. F becomes a fish, and Y becomes a yak!

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