Alphaprints: 123

Alphaprints

by Roger Priddy

Finger and thumb prints are turned into an array of animals through the addition of simple illustration and photographs in this innovative Alphaprints 123 book, which has been designed to develop children's counting and number recognition skills. The imaginative, rhythmic text is fun to read and listen to, and the individual ridges on all of the finger and thumb prints are embossed, adding a tactile, interactive element.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals, Number, Storytime, Counting

20 pages, Board Book

First published August 19, 2014

About the author

Roger Priddy (b. 1960) is the creator of Priddy Books, which publishes books for babies and young children. Priddy Books is a division of Macmillan Publishers and books published by the imprint have won several Practical Pre-School Awards.

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like that this series of board books can be interacted with in multiple ways by different ages. The large sturdy pages with textured fingerprint illustrations are great for a baby to explore. A preschooler can begin to grasp the concepts being taught. And an older child could enjoy trying to recreate their own thumbprint creatures in this style.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute board book where animals are designed out of textured fingerprints and count up page by age from one to ten. toddler and up

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect for babies

[Pamela Powell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun board book for little ones. Thumb prints are turned into cute animals and are embossed so not only do small children see the animals, they can feel them as well.

[Ernest Fleming · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how the author included lots of interesting words when counting.

[MacK · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me: clever illustrations for quick counting, nicely done

Alex: I like how so many things were treats!

Owen: 1...2...2....2....2

[Vivian · Rating 4 out of 5]

My grandchildren (ages 1 - 3) love these "Thumbprint" textured books by Priddy. I find they also work very well in a library Baby Story Time setting. While sharing this book I adapted the song which I heard on a Raffi c.d. Here's how the song goes:
Willoughby wallaby wee, an elephant sat on me
Willoughby wallaby woo, an elephant sat on you
Willoughby wallaby Wustin, an elephant sat on Justin
Willoughby wallaby Wania, an elephant sat on Tania.

This song was originally posted at:
http://bussongs.com/songs/willoughby-...

I sang "willoughby wallaby wicks, an elephant sat on chicks,
and so forth through the book.

[Margo Tanenbaum · Rating 5 out of 5]

This large format board book with a counting theme features wonderful textured brightly colored illustrations based on finger prints. The finger prints are collaged with photos to create snails with shells made of slices of citrus fruit, caterpillars with thumb print heads, macaroon bodies, and make up brushes for eyes. Wonderfully creative and child friendly, this is a great book for babies and toddlers as well as preschoolers.

[Natasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Used this with 2-3 year olds, reading the text and sharing vocabulary meaning, but also pointing out that the pictures contained "real life" things used to make pictures of other things. But #4 they were starting to ask, "What is is made of?" and telling me what things they saw (oranges, cookies, cauliflower, etc.). It was a huge hit!

[Shana Karnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is brilliant!!

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rhyming text describes the action of the raised thumbprint artwork while counting from 1-10.

I love the objects that are combined to create the features of each animal. The raised thumbprints add a nice texture to the layouts. Artwork is vivid and is sure to invite many rereads. PreK-2.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. I liked it. My daughter had fun with it.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun counting book. Very colorful and the animals are made out of objects which add interest.

[Tapani Aulu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kuvituksessa on sormenjäljet muutettu hauskoiksi eläinhahmoiksi. Innovatiiviset ja hauskat kuvat ja jossain määrin kivaa riimittelyäkin.

[Lynn Plourde · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the large format, easy-to-read rhyme, and textured fingerprints used to make the art.

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not my favorite kind of illustration, but it was interesting to look at.