BOOKS

Alligator, Bear, Crab

by Lesley Wynne PECHTER

illus. by Lesley Wynne Pechter. 28p. Orca. Feb. 2017. pap. $6.95. ISBN 9781459815070.

COPY ISBN

Toddler-PreS–This is a lovely little alphabet primer that will delight children and also their quirky adults. Simple and extremely attractive and effective graphic-style paintings of animals appear on each page, but they are not, for the most part, the usual alphabetic subjects. Instead, they feature "Deer," "Eagle," "Frog," "Goose," "Hare," and "Iguana." Pechter picks up later with "Urchin," "Vole," "Wolf," "oX," "You," and "Zebra." The colors are soft and pleasant pastels, and most of the critters are portrayed head-on and with pleasing expressions. Unfortunately, in many cases, just the animals' heads and upper bodies are shown and they all appear to be the same size.

VERDICT A sunny, appealing choice to practice the alphabet with the very young. Other books are better for identifying animals.

Reviewed by Ellie Lease, Harford County Public Library, MD , Apr 01, 2017

Be the first reader to comment.

Comment Policy:

Be respectful, and do not attack the author, people mentioned in the article, or other commenters. Take on the idea, not the messenger.
Don't use obscene, profane, or vulgar language.
Stay on point. Comments that stray from the topic at hand may be deleted.
Comments may be republished in print, online, or other forms of media.
If you see something objectionable, please let us know. Once a comment has been flagged, a staff member will investigate.

Fill out the form or Login / Register to comment:

(All fields required)

First Name should not be empty !!!

Last Name should not be empty !!!

email should not be empty !!!

Comment should not be empty !!!

Please check the reCaptcha

Comment should not be empty !!!

CONTINUE READING?

Non - Subscribers

Subscribers

BLOGS

Take Five: Debut Middle Grade Authors

by Amanda MacGregor

BLOGS

The Chambered Nautilus: How A Small Idea Played a Big Role in the Plot for the Third Book in my Middle Grade Trilogy, a guest post by Laura Segal Stegman

by Amanda MacGregor

BLOGS

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER? LOG IN

We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing