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Y is for Yummy!

April 29, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 7 Comments

Y is for Yummy!

Y is for yummy in today’s a to z blog post for the April challenge. The Yummy Alphabet Book: Herbs, Spices, and Other Natural Flavors by Jerry Pallotta (author) and Leslie Evans (illustrator) Charlesbridge 1994 32-page nonfiction alphabet book First of all, I think Jerry Pallotta wins the prize for writing the most alphabet books. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, and Other Natural Flavors, Spices, The Yummy Alphabet Book: Herbs

Under and Upside-down Alphabets

April 24, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

Under and Upside-down Alphabets

  Take a dip underwater and learn about a fish that has poisonous spines, a jellyfish that can grow tentacles as long as a telephone pole, and a shrimp that acts like a dentist for Moray eels for today’s A to Z Blog Challenge post featuring the letter U. The Underwater Alphabet Book by Jerry […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Bookish Field Trips, Books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, The Turn around Upside-down Alphabet Book, The Underwater Alphabet

Sleepy Alphabets for Bedtime

April 22, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

Sleepy Alphabets for Bedtime

Everyone with little children who resist bedtime will love The Sleepy Little Alphabet: A Bedtime Story from Alphabet Town by Judy Sierra (author) and Melissa Sweet (illustrator) Knopf 2009 40-page picture book or 34 page board book for preschool – kindergarten   It’s sleepytime in Alphabet Town As moms and dads run round and round […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, picture books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Alphabet picture books, Sleepy Little Alphabet, The Sleepy ABC

Alphabet books can be Quite fun

April 20, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 1 Comment

Alphabet books can be Quite fun

Q is for Duck: An Alphabet Guessing Game by Michael Folsom and Mary Elting (authors) and June K. Kent (illustrator) Clarion 1980 32 page picture book for preschool – grade 2   This is not your average ABC book. In Q is for Duck, readers need to guess why a certain letter is used. For […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, ABC books, Q is for Duck

P is for Pete. What DID he eat? And the Worst Alphabet Book EVER

April 19, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 6 Comments

P is for Pete. What DID he eat? And the Worst Alphabet Book EVER

Welcome to Day 16 of the 2019 A to Z Blog Challenge where posts follow the alphabet. I’m sharing ABC picture books this year and today I’m featuring the letter P. Are you a dog owner? If so, has your dog eaten things they shouldn’t If so, you’ll appreciate   What Pete Ate from A […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Books, picture books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Alphabet Books, P is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Ever, What Pete Ate from A - Z (really!)

Once Upon an O

April 17, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

Once Upon an O

Once upon a time are magical words that beckon you into a story. For today’s A to Z Blog Challenge post featuring the letter O, we are entering stories through the framework of the alphabet.     Once Upon the Alphabet: Short Stories for all the Letters by Oliver Jeffers (author and illustrator) Philomel Books […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books, picture books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Oh Baby the a to z, Once Upon an Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers

N’s Guide to NYC

April 16, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 8 Comments

N’s Guide to NYC

Who wants to go to New York City? I do!! (Actually, I went last month and had a great time.) It seems that New York is a popular setting for ABC books. But, they are all different. Take a look at how authors and illustrators travel alphabetically through NYC. NY is for New York by […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books, Places Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Journey Around New York from A to Z, New York, New York City Alphabet Books, New York City picture books, New York: The Big Apple from A to Z, NY is for New York

The Letter M will take you places… and a bit of mischief

April 15, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

The Letter M will take you places… and a bit of mischief

  In my exploration of alphabet books for the A-Z April Blog Challenge, I’ve discovered alphabet books set in varied places from A is for Australia to Z is for Zambia. So today, let’s visit some places that begin with M- M is for Mitten: A Michigan Alphabet By Annie Appleford (author) and Michael Glenn […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Alphabet books about States, M is for Magnolia, M is for Mischief by Linda Ashman, M is for Mitten, Michigan, Mississippi, US geography

All you need is Love!

April 12, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

All you need is Love!

It’s a lovely day to share some love! L is for Love: A Heartfelt Alphabet by Greg Paprocki Gibbs Smith Publishing 2018 BabyLit Board Book It is never too early to introduce the vocabulary of love and this board book does it well. Some of the words chosen are lovey-dovey like K for Kiss and […]

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Alphabet Books, L is for Love: a Heartfelt Alphabet, Little Angels Alphabet of Love

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

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

Zoo Maps in Kid Lit

April 30, 2018 By Claire Annette Noland 13 Comments

Zoo Maps in Kid Lit

Zoo maps are usually the first maps that children see and learn to read. They are heavily illustrated with animals and the paths show clear directions to get from place to place. Kids learn that a map can help you to get where you want to go. Children also love the maps in zoo books […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, book maps, Bookish Field Trips, Books, picture books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Maps in Children's Books, My Visit to the Zoo, The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo, Zoo Day

Y – Are We There Yet?

April 28, 2018 By Claire Annette Noland 9 Comments

Y – Are We There Yet?

Y is for Yet as in – Are we there yet? Is there any traveler who hasn’t asked that question or had to answer that question? It is a popular book topic with many sharing clever suggestions on how to make the journey more enjoyable. But, for those trips being taken through the pages of […]

Filed Under: book maps, Bookish Field Trips, Books, picture books, Places Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Are We There Yet? Alison Lester, Maps in Children's Books, Peter Brown, You Will Be My Friend!

X Marks the Spot

April 28, 2018 By Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

X Marks the Spot

X marks the spot is a popular title. And, why not? It conjures up visions of adventure and treasure. Who would’t want to find a map marked with an X? Share these books with the children in your life and take off on a literary treasure hunt- X Marks the Spot  by R. Schuyler (author) and […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, book maps, Books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, ABCs Coloring Book: X is for X Marks the Spot!, Maps in Children's Books, The Truth about my Unbelievable Summer..., X Marks the Spot

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