Alphabet City
Stephen T. Johnson
Penguin Books 1995
*Caldecott Honor Book
Last week in class we discussed alphabet books. I found Alphabet City in the library and was drawn to it because of our class discussion. I think that Johnson does an excellent job illustrating the letters in everyday life. It is important for children to be exposed to these types of wordless picture books at an early age. They can then look for the letters (or even numbers and words) in every day life. It allows them to relate to the picture, because they can see it in their very own backyard, on their street, or in their town.
Wordless picture books are great because they can start by just beginning to show children the basics of reading (i.e. how to hold a book, turn a page, left to right). Alphabet books like this can expose children to their letters very early on.
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