Monday, February 21, 2022

My First a b c (1993)

 My First a b c by Jane Bunting (1993) is a product of Dorling Kindersley Limited, so it's practically guaranteed to be first rate. This is a large book of photographs organized by letters of the English alphabet. On each page, right in the middle, is a large lower-case letter in a bright color and wood grain finish. Photographs surround the letter. For example, The letter "g" has photographs of a goldfish, glasses, giraffe, guitar, gorilla, game, green paint, glove, and goose. The name of each picture appears in black typed font; my guess is it is Times New Roman. There is a border along each two-page spread. Inside the border a cute bug-like creature lines up capital letters that it pulls from a toy wagon. This book is large enough to for an adult to show a small group of children. What a beautiful book to elicit conversation. 

Madeline Finn and the Library Dog (2016)

  Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp (2016) has cover art that previews what's inside the book. Papp's illustration styl...