Thursday, March 7, 2013

Little Learner's Book Choice of the Week: The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book

What can the letter D turn into?

a) a laughing mouth
b) a teacup handle
c) a frog's eye

According to children's books author Lisa Campbell Ernst, the correct choice is secret answer d) all of the above. In her books, "The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book", Lisa Campbell Ernst uses a imaginative approach to studying the ABCs by flipping the letters on their sides and turning them upside down. Children are able to use their imagination at every turn-over to discover new images that each letter could represent.
My little learners and I were surprised to see how versatile the letters of the alphabet truly are.
What a great book for preschoolers who are just beginning to explore the different shapes, curves, and lines of the alphabet.
It was one of those read-it-"again"-and-"again" books.