The illustrations in this book (by Suse MacDonald) were incredibly intricate and reminded me of Eric Carle. Especially the bear on page two. The book is focused around the alphabet. Every page introduces the letter and has something that is associated with that letter.
This is not a book that I would recommend for kids to read alone. Two reasons; first being, the book has a lot of rhyming that is not actual words. Such as, “beary, wary, hairy beary, taky, cary, little bear!” A new reader is going to look at the words and say, “WHAT IS THIS!!” Secondly, it does not have an exact story plot of them to follow. More advanced readers would have an easier time with this, however, younger kids would have a much more difficult time. I think it would be a great book to sit down with a child, read the story and talk about the illustrations. They are simply wonderful!
It was an overall okay book. Even thought I enjoy rhyming, I really think it is essential to have it with words that are actually in the English dictionary.
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