Letter Town: A Seek-and-Find Alphabet Adventure

PreS-Gr 1—Children love books that invite them to find hidden elements, and in this alphabet book that also combines rhymes and a mystery, they will enjoy finding, counting, and identifying various letters. The story follows Bus Driver B who picks up letters as he drives through Lettertown. On each page, there are a variety of anthropomorphic letters (for example, an H getting a haircut, hang gliding, hiking, riding in a helicopter, selling hotdogs), and one of these letters will enter the bus. To reinforce which letter is being picked up, the top of the bus displays the letter that will be joining, and the letter appears very large on the page. A mystery involves Robber R stealing items throughout the story. Detective D pursues R and finally catches him, making him return all the stolen items. Children will find the brightly colored illustrations appealing and will love identifying all the pilfered items. Many children will enjoy the challenge of figuring out what each letter represents. Luckily, there's a key on the end pages to help them along.