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K is for Kindergarten –

April 12, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

K is for Kindergarten –

Welcome to A Field Trip Life! I have been looking at other blog posts and realized that I am always trying to figure out where people are. So, perhaps if you’re stopping by, you might also like to know where this post is originating from. So, if I’m out and about, I should probably mention […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Books, picture books Tagged With: Erin Dealey author) A to Z Blog challenge, K is for Kindergarten, kindergarten book activities, Kindergarten in picture books

JAZZ from A to Z

April 11, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

JAZZ from A to Z

Today is brought to you by the letter Jj. I received a postcard in the mail with The Jazzy Alphabet front and a lovely note from the author, Sherry Shahan. I went out and got the book and was so amazed that I decided to choose alphabet books for my 2019 A to Z Blog […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, J is for Jazz: a Roaring Twenties Alphabet by Greg Paprocki, Jazzy Alphabet by Sherry ßhahan

I is for Icky

April 10, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

I is for Icky

Welcome to today’s post for the A to Z Blog Challenge where I am featuring ABC books. Today’s letter is I so I’d like to share   THE ICKY BUG ALPHABET BOOK by Jerry Pallota (author) and Ralph Masiell Charlesbridge 1989   “Icky” is a word that many people use to describe insects. Jerry Pallotta […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, picture books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Icky Bug Alphabet Book, Insect picture books, Jerry Pallotta - author

H is for Hands

April 9, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

H is for Hands

This year for the A to Z Blog Challenge, I am marching through the alphabet celebrating ABC books. Today I’d like to give a hand to Hands that communicate.   THE HANDMADE ALPHABET by Laura Rankin (author and illustrator) Dial Books 1991 This stunning book features soft pencil illustrations of human hands signing the letters […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Uncategorized Tagged With: a-z blog challenge, ASL in picture books, Handmade alphabert, Laura Rankin author-illustrator

G is for gruesome, ghastly, and gasp!

April 8, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 6 Comments

G is for gruesome, ghastly, and gasp!

The most interesting alphabets are centered around themes – similar to the best posts in the A to Z Blog Challenge. Today’s alphabet book is definitely one of the most unusual I’ve come across. THE GASHLYCRUMBTINIES Or, After the Outing By Edward Gorey Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 1963 64pages The jacket flap warns the reader – An […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z Tagged With: A to Z Blog Challenge 2019, Edward Gorey, Gashleycrumb Tinies

F is for Flowers

April 8, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

F is for Flowers

It’s Spring! And the flowers are blooming – what better time to look at an ABC of flowers? A FLOWER FAIRY ALPHABET by Cicely Mary Barker Frederick Warne originally published in 1934 – new reproduction 1990 I have fond memories of hours spent with my grandmother reading and admiring the Flower Fairy books written and […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books, picture books Tagged With: A Flower Fairy Alphabet, a to z blog challenge, Cicely Mary Barker

Eating the Alphabet

April 5, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

Eating the Alphabet

Today’s alphabet book is a simple concept  but the choice of objects for each letter and the art combine to make a very special book.   EATING THE ALPHABET Fruits and Vegetable from A to Z by Lois Ehlert HMH Books 1989 “Apple to Zucchini, come take a look. Start eating your way through this […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books, picture books

D is for Dangerous

April 4, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

D is for Dangerous

Today’s book is another story told through the alphabet. It is a story of suspense and mystery… THE DANGEROUS ALPHABET by Neil Gaiman, author and Gris Grimly, illustrator Harper Collins 2008 In this rhyming picture book we meet two children who sneak out with a treasure map and find themselves in the sewer. A is […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books, picture books Tagged With: Dangerous Alphabet by Neil Gaiman

C is for Classics

April 3, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

C is for Classics

I love alphabet books that tell a story and today’s choice is a classic- Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom! by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault (authors) and Lois Ehlert (illustrator) Simon & Schuster 1989   This rollicking, rhythmic, story begins   Then. All the lowercase letters follow them up the tree in alphabetical order until  the […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books, picture books Tagged With: A to Z Challenge 2019, C is for Cookie, Chicka Chicka BOOM BOOM

Roaming around with the Letter B

April 2, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

Roaming around with the Letter B

Beep, beep! Today I continue on my alphabetical journey through alphabet books. I just discovered a new book by one of my favorite children’s writers, but it only focuses on the letter B!   B IS FOR BABY By Atinuke (author) and Angela Brooksbank (illustsrator) Candlewick Press 2019 Recommended for little ones and those who […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Bookish Field Trips, Books, Multicultural Children's Books, picture books Tagged With: A-B-See by Maria van Lieshout, Alphabet Books, B is for Baby by Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank, books for road trips with toddlers

A is for Animalia, Alphabeasties, and Alligators

April 2, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 10 Comments

A is for Animalia, Alphabeasties, and Alligators

It’s April 1st which means it’s the official kick off day for the A to Z Blog Challenge where bloggers use the alphabet to structure their posts. I’m focusing on Alphabet Books this year and I am surrounded by piles of ABC books. One problem is that most alphabet books start with the letter A […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books, picture books Tagged With: A to Z Blog Challenge 2019, Alligators All Around, Alphabeasties, Anamalia

The A B C’s of Alphabet Books

March 29, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 13 Comments

The A B C’s of Alphabet Books

The A B C’s of Alphabet Books A to Z Blog Challenge Theme Reveal Alphabet books have been a part of children’s reading experiences for hundreds of years. They began as horn books and have transformed through the years. They are intended to teach children to recognize letters and sounds in an entertaining way. Over […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books, picture books Tagged With: A B C books, A to Z Blog Challenge 2019, Absurd Alphabet, Alphabet Books

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