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A, B, C's for big kids There are lots of ABC books that were written for big kids. Kids who can read and write. Kids who know their ABC's. Here are a few to explore, and maybe someone in your house will be inspired to write their own ABC book. |
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Mary Poppins from A to Z by P. L. TraversFor each letter of the alphabet, there is a one-page description of a character or incident based on the other Mary Poppins books, which contains the letter in question appearing many times at the beginning of words. Originally published in 1962. Hand tinted illustrations added in 2006. - Publisher THIS is the book that inspired this list. Each letter has a single page story, with a lot of alliteration, and each word that begins with that letter is capitalized. Letter A has 57 letter A words. As well as fun to read, this could be a model for a family-written alphabet story ... the older the kids, the more fun it will be, as better vocabularies lead to longer words.- Melody |
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A is for Anaconda : a Rainforest Alphabet by Anthony D. FredericksUsing the alphabet book format, the rainforest is explored and explained. A poem explains each topic followed by detailed expository text. Topics include Brazil, epiphytes, gorillas, Kapok tree and nocturnal.--Publisher Sleeping Bear Press has published hundreds of interesting, big kid alphabet books like this one. Here is how to find them in our catalog: In the catalog search box, type "D is for" and include the parentheses, or whichever letter you want to use - there will be books listed! After a list of books comes up, use the Shelf Location Limiter on the left side of the screen and check the box for 'Children's Nonfiction', then click 'include.' When I used this search for the first five letters of the alphabet, I netted 40 books. A few of these are not from Sleeping Dog Press, but they might be of interest, anyway. You could turn this into a very interesting course of studies for an entire year. - Melody |
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ABC Dream by Kim KransA picture book alphabet primer combines clever ink-and-watercolor images with clever alliterations on spreads dedicated to the letters of the alphabet. - Publisher I love this book! This is a WORDLESS book, so reading it could be done with non-readers if they have good vocabularies. This is easily a fun game to play with everyone in the family. Adults will have to bite their tongues, to allow kids to come up with the answers. - Melody |
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Animal Alphabet by Kay VincentAn introduction to the alphabet features the name and an illustration of twenty-six different animals, along with a second word beginning with the same letter which can be used to describe each animal. Here is another great, all-day, continuing homeschool creative writing goal: write your own family's animal alphabet book. This would be super simple, think: Intelligent Iguana! - Melody |
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A Hebridean Alphabet by Debi GlioriAuthor/illustrator has created a lovely, and unusual alphabet book. First of all, the Hebrides are the western islands off the coast of Scotland, so this book is also a field trip to a beautiful, far-away place. There is no "A is for apple", but on the page that has the most words beginning with letter A, there are objects that begin with letter A. There are no answers at the end of the book, but it is still a pleasure to read. - Melody
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ABC : The Alphabet from the Sky by Benedikt GrossA geographer and designer have teamed up to take the alphabet to new heights by using satellite imagery and computer technology to discover "accidental letters" all over the world, inviting kids to journey around the Earth in 26 letters and enjoy a bird's-eye view of the alphabet. - Publisher This is just plain fun. The satellite imagery let us look down into towns all around the USA. - Melody All ages |
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Read this to your big kids, or let them read it to you. There were several other grand ideas on spelling the words that break all the rules. - Melody |
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