This book sets out to teach young children the alphabet. Each letter comes with a photograph, often associated with an animal, a treat, a scenic location, or something else fun to give kids a visual representation. Small rhymes accompany each letter and picture, which flow together into a song. The title page also includes a link to the full song for families to sing together, which provides yet another way to help children remember the contents. After the main content in the book, a stylized version of the alphabet appears where animals are solely used to represent each letter. Through the song and some additional lyrics, children are encouraged to always be curious and spend their time learning more about the world. Instilling a love for learning in children is important.

The fact that this book overflows with enthusiasm related to its subject helps to make the learning process entertaining, and it delivers the information from several subtle directions—including written words, bright visuals, and music. In other words, young audience members have different ways to engage with the content to help them remember each letter, which is nice for parents wishing to emphasize certain aspects of the text based on how their children learn best. In addition, the book has the potential to become a strong tool in classrooms for teachers sharing the alphabet with their students. They could put on the music and have the children sing along to the lyrics or perhaps have them participate in activities based on the rhymes. As such, this read delivers on its promise to teach the alphabet in a fun way.

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