Aunt Linda, of blessed memory, loved ABC books. She had a bookshelf specifically to house her collection. However, not all alphabet books are created the same. I want to introduce my daughter to a couple of my favorite ABC books. In addition to our nightly singing of the alphabet song (with a stuffed animal pointing to the specified letters on a wall-poster), this will help her become more prepared to read and write on her own.
She enjoyed when I read Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate/ Illustrated by Ashley Wolff to her. I want to check out more in that series. The fact that each kindergarten student is an animal whose name and animal type begin with a different letter of the alphabet is great. I also like the other early literacy aspects of the kindergarten room set-up (shapes in the blocks, numbers on the wall, etc). The other book that I have put on request for her is Matthew ABC by Peter Catalanotto. In this book, every child has the name "Matthew" and a quirk that starts with some letter of the alphabet, with all 26 being represented. It is cute, and I know she'll meet kids who get differentiated by their last initial.
*If you have ABC books that are particularly awesome for you, please feel free to share in a comment.
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