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. […]
X calls for change!
Who decided the order of the alphabet? Well, the letter X is not too happy about his place in the lineup. A Call for a New Alphabet by Jef Czekaj Charlesbridge 2011 38 page graphic alphabet book This is not your typical X is for… alphabet book but rather it is a humorous […]
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you want to be when you grow up? is a question often asked of children. Well, today’s alphabet book features some occupations that most children (and adults) have not considered. WORK: AN OCCUPATIONAL ABC Written and illustrated by Kellen Hatanak Groundwood Books 2014 32 nonfiction picture book alphabet The twenty-six letters of […]
V is for Venus: A Plant Alphabet
Welcome to A Field Trip Life where I am posting through the alphabet during the April A to Z Blog Challenge. My theme this year is Alphabet Books and today’s letter is V. V is for Venus Flytrap: A Plant Alphabet By Eugene Gagliano (author) and Elizabeth Traynor (illustrator) Sleeping Bear Press 2009 Nonfiction […]
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 […]




