Little Quack's ABC's by Lauren Thompson

Little Quack's ABC's (26 pages)

by Lauren Thompson

Illustrated by Derek Anderson 

RM20

RM15 

Little Quack may be familiar to some kids and he is a typical "boy." In this "Super Chubby" board book, kids learn the alphabet while also exploring Little Quack's world. His habitat includes creatures that are around him like and ants and those that are noticed by others like the butterfly which his brother Widdle spies. The letters of the alphabet are printed in a different color to make them stand out on the page. 

The text is not just a hodgepodge of things; it has a story line as we spend a day with Quack. Everything appears to be the sorts of things Little Quack and his siblings would see—a caterpillar, flower, grass, ladybug, mama, nest and closing with a big yawn and "five sleepy ducklings ...zzzzzz!" Thompson provides an easy way to review the alphabet in a book that will surely be read many times with kids and parents pointing to the letters. 

The Letters Are Lost by Lisa Campbell Ernst

The Letters Are Lost (32 pages)

by Lisa Campbell Ernst

RM28

RM24

Ernst, the author of such ebullient favorites as Zinnia and Dot (1992), here offers an alphabet book that is just right for its target audience. The premise is that the wooden blocks, with one letter to a block, were once together in their box. But now they've all gone astray. Where are they? Well, the A is in an airplane, the B has tumbled into the bath, and the L has landed in a pile of leaves.

Each block is prominently featured in the framed paintings that show simple shapes and situations, which are, for the most part, easily identifiable to young ones. Ernst gets high marks for having everything just right: the colors, the size, the appeal.

At the book's conclusion, the blocks are back together but "not for long. Soon they will disappear again. Can you guess where they might go?" An open invitation to have children make up their own scenarios while learning their letters. Fun!  

Children will delight in finding out in this vibrant, charming introduction to the alphabet.