great for discussing letters and rhyming.

A rhyming ABC, with lots of humor, is sure to make students giggle.

The incessant rhyming!!!

Liked the illustrations, and it served its purpose. I just didn't care for the made up words (would be fun if you were learning about rhyming) or the "was once a" theme. I just didn't get it.

1. Awards received: N/A

2. Appropriate grade levels: Pre-k to Kindergarten

3. Original Summary: A fun alphabet book with wacky rhymes and fun alliteration. Tongue twisting and humorous, Lear successfully writes an engaging book to help familiar children with their letters.
4. Original Review: I love how silly the rhymes are in this book and the Illustrations are fabulously fun. The goofy nature of this book makes it an engaging read
5.Children could be encouraged to draw their own alphabet characters along with a list of adjectives starting with the same letter- real or made-up.

A was once an Apple Pie, by Edward Lear, is a young children's picture book that helps students learn their alphabet. The picture book is very descriptive with several pictures and colors. Each letter is presented to the reader in a rhyming fashion. Each letter is named after a word (B for Bear) and then that word is used in a rhyming pattern. This book allows students to learn what a rhyme is and how students can make their own rhyming words.

Good for prek-k

A classic rhyme from the 1800's with new illustrations. Absolutely brilliant!

It is an okay alphabet book. It does have rhyming words, but most are nonsense words.

Genre: Fiction
This book is great for Kindergarten. One unique feature of this text is the alphabet is listed throughout the book with many words in the sentence starting with that letter.

I personally didn't like this book, but my six year old enjoyed it very much.
It's an alphabet book with silly words and rhymes.

Almost all letters were once little. The images are captivating the phrases are cute. Here's a look at t:
"T
was once a turkey tom,
turkey, lurkey, perky, turkey,
herky-jerky, turkey-tom."