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Alphabet. Matthew Van Fleet (2008)

by Matthew Van Fleet(Favorite Author)

4.42 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1847383734 (ISBN13: 9781847383730)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Simon & Schuster Children's

review 1: My daughter really enjoys Matthew Van Fleet's books, so I was excited to see this one recently acquired by our library. It's my favorite yet!There are so many ways to interact with the pages--parts to move, flaps to lift (in multiple directions), and more textures to touch than I've encountered in any other book of this sort. It also has much sturdier construction than I've seen in other books of this style (heavy duty flaps, strong levers to push or pull... I especially enjoy the variety in the animals that he selects to include. Instead of going for the usual suspects that you encounter in nearly every children's animal book--he opts for more more exotic species. I love that my daughter has the chance to learn about nighteigales and Quahogs and Uacaris! It seems that he ... moreenjoys challenging children to learn new things and expand their knowledge base, which is something I appreciate. I have a hard time imagining a pre-school aged child who wouldn't enjoy this book. With clever illustrations, fun rhymes and plenty of interaction to keep busy fingers engaged, it's sure to be a hit.
review 2: I love Matthew Van Fleet's sturdy pop up books, but this one is not my favorite. The animals he uses are a little obscure and cause some confusion for kids in his age audience. For example he uses an animal whose name starts with a D and is widely unknown, but it looks like a gorilla. Mackenzie said "D is for gorilla" when she looked at it. She's not far enough along in her alphabet knowledge to realize that it's not quite right. Of course it made for some interesting conversation about the different animals, but if the purpose is alphabet it can be somewhat confusing. less

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