The blurb gives it away - a must-have for every young child’s library. If the English alphabet was taught to me as a young kid like this, then learning it would've been easier and so much more fun! Also a handy resource for primary schoolteachers.

Another book I love reading to the kids. The usual rhythm of the words. And the usual strange images and ideas you come to expect. It’s a very good book to help really young kids learn their ABS’s

Zain got this as part of a Dr Suess set he received on his birthday. He finds the whole collection so funny.

Dr. Seuss books are classic. This book copyrighted in 1963 is a great beginner book for any child. The book is easy to follow and gives great Alphabet teaching, such as showing the upper case letters as well as the lower case letters, with each letter in the alphabet and tells several words that start with that letter. To go along with the words, the illustrations are well thought out and are very literal, which is great for beginning readers. I liked the illustrations in the book because they jump out at you and go beyond the reading passage. The book also flows very well and could be put into music, so that the children can get a hands on experience when teaching the alphabet to children.
I think the book would go well with a kindergarten classroom, as well as up to 2nd grade classroom when they are learning how to spell and learning to understand things a little better. The concept would be much different but the book would still work well in helping to read.

BIG A,
little a,
what begins with A?

Aunt Annie's alligator.
A...a...A

BIG B,
little b,
what begins with B?

Barber
baby
bubbles
and a
bumblebee.

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this book helped me a lot!!!!! without this book i would be lost...

Dr. Seuss's ABC book is a great choice for students who are learning the alphabet or need a refresh on the alphabet. The book goes through the entire alphabet with each page having words that start with the same letter for example " Oscar's only ostrich". This book introduces children to their letters in an inviting way as well as gets them thinking about the different words that start with the letter that is being talked about.

I would have given this book 5 stars except for the fact that when you get very close to the end with letter “X” none of the words chosen actually started with an x. Somewhat disappointing given that the entirety of the book when changing from one letter to the next focused on words that started with that letter.
Does Dr. Seuss have some unspoken vendetta with the letter X that we don’t know about? Or was he just not creative enough to consider words like x-ray? What really was the purpose of this book? Dr. Seuss waited until the 24th letter of the alphabet to change the narrative of his story and then to revert back to the same narrative previously with the 23 letters that came before X when it came to speaking about the letter Y and the same with the letter Z. Somewhat disappointing. Though I have a feeling that I might be reading this quite heavily over and over again in the near future. Thanks for coming to my TEDTalk.

zizzer-zazzer-zuzz. what a name!

We have quite a few ABC books in the house now, but I don't think any of them are quite as fun to read as this one - certainly not with the younger readers anyway. Seuss doesn't go for the usual pattern of picking one thing for each letter; no, he has to include silly rhymes and even some made-up words too, paired with his trademark slightly-unrealistic illustrations. A sample:

BIG A,
little a,
what begins with A?

Aunt Annie's alligator.
A...a...A

BIG F,
little f
what begins with F?

Four fluffy feathers on a Fiffer-feffer-feff.

BIG O,
little o,
what begins with O?

Ostrich, oil,
orange owl.
O...o...O

BIG Y,
little y,
what begins with Y?

A yawning yellow yak
with Yolanda on his back.

There's some variety, not all the rhymes follow the same exact format, but they all start the same way and most end with the letters again. Writing the alphabet this way does make for a fairly long read, though, and so far the kids (recently turned or turning 2) get a bit restless and distracted before the end. But there's some good vocabulary here (and not too many made-up words) and you can get them to name the things in the pictures, too.

Genre: Picture Books
Awards: none
Audience: 3-5 years
Summary: Goes through every letter in the alphabet using different words and rhythms.
-The book fits into the specific category because it goes through every letter of the alphabet, allowing children to be familiar with the sounds and shapes of the alphabet.
-The bright colors and shapes used in this story helps to capture children's’ attention, which allows them to learn more than just a boring, normal alphabet book.
-This book would be good in a school setting so that children can familiarize themselves with the alphabet. Helping to repeat letters and go through the order so they can learn the alphabet in a way that is efficient and easier.

I guess this proves how bored I am by most ABC books.