Michael Hague's illustrations are as soft and cuddly as the bears themselves. In Alphabears, each letter begins the name of a bear plush. "P is for Pam, who loves a parade She also likes popcorn and pink lemonade." Pam is a panda. She stands on a sidewalk as a parade of vintage toys passes by. Hague has painted pictures of vintage bears and vintage toys in vintage homes. The effect is a feeling of benign bear play that any child might do with their own toys. What is imaginative play with a teddy bear? Kathleen and Michael Hague show you. Alphabet books are my favorite kind of children's picture book, simply for artists' creativity with the same 26 letters. Written letters are a challenge for children. Alphabet books support this difficult task.
Mrs. Jen Cao has Alphabet Cards - Teddy Bears. Kindergarten Forever has Bear Alphabet Matching. Jenna Kendall has a Brown Bear Letter Match-Up
