ABC for You and Me

by Margaret Girnis, Meg Girnis, Shirley Leamon Green (Photographs)

Children with Down syndrome will be delighted to see a reflection of themselves in this alphabet book.

Full color photographs of a multicultural cast of children, most with Down syndrome, illustrate the simple text that helps children learn their ABCs.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Jasmine from How Useful It Is · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read for my toddler at Nashville library while traveling.

[Michelle Glenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book was very relate-able. Showcased children with disabilities by using real pictures and situations. Allowed for all children to participate in letter recognition and vocabulary of various objects throughout book.

[Paola Nunez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very useful when teaching children the alphabet. The book illustrates real-life pictures that are very colorful. I really like how this book showcased children with disabilities.

[lucem · Rating 5 out of 5]

CIP: Photographs show children with Down syndrome in activities with objects corresponding to the letters of the alphabet.

Great original photos of real life Down syndrome children and their siblings. My favorite part is the facial expressions of joy, thoughtfulness, etc. Could be a good book for siblings to enjoy together. Preschoolers will see interaction with older siblings in photos and can practice colors. New readers can learn the alphabet and how to act with younger siblings.

Reviewed in the Horn Book Magazine (May/Jun 2000) and School Library Journal (Apr 2000).

[Thomas Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful ABC book. Each letter has a full page photograph showing a child with Down syndrome in an activity with an object corresponding to a letter of the alphabet. The letter "D" for example, has a young boy with Down syndrome and a dog. The pictures are very colorful and clear. The children are beautiful models. This is a fun book and I highly recommend it. If only they made a hard board edition for little children...

[Cara Farmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was in the set of new books that came with a preschool reading unit where I work. I love this book. For each letter there is a picture of a child with Down syndrome doing an activity. I personally found this to be an inspirational book because I have never really seen anything like it. I know I would love to have this in my future class room. I think that it could add a lot to a room and open up a conversation about how special it is to be different.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a concept book about the alphabet that is different from all the rest. In this book there is the letter of the alphabet, a word that starts with that letter, a picture of the word, and a child using the word in the picture in some way. For example for A a child is holding an apple and the word apple is placed under the child. I think children would like reading this book because of the children in the pictures.

[Kelly Powell]

At first I thought this book would just be another ABC book connecting the letters to a picture or an object but this book did so much more. This book highlighted pictures taken of children with special needs while they were holding or playing with an object that connected to the letter of the alphabet for that page. I hold a special place for children with special needs and I will definitely have this book in my future classroom.

[Allie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm using this for playgroup this coming week! It's a baby-friendly alphabet book that uses photos of a diverse group of kids, especially including children with down syndrome.

I unfortunately had to discard the companion counting book because it's out of print and our copy is in awful condition. But this one I'm keeping! Hopefully forever! And it used to live in the parent collection, but I'm going to have it moved to the ABC section to hopefully get more circulation out of it.

[ReadingWench · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book for those children learning their ABCs who also have Down Syndrome. The book is filled with children with Down's and are interacting with items that begin with a particular letter. If your child, or know a child who has Down's, this would be a great book if not only for the reason that they will see "kids that look just like me".

[Aspasia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book I have seen that contains photographs of Down's Syndrome children. Multiple children are featured holding objects associated with the alphabet.

[Hollee Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how this book includes children with special needs! I think it is an amazing idea! I would love to have this in my future classroom!

[Brent Rogers · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book uses real life photos of children playing with an object that begins with the letter. This is not your typical, everyday ABC book.

[Megan Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is concept book with pictures of special education children with objects corresponding to each letter of the alphabet.

[Characters With Disabilities]

Cognitive Disability - Down Syndrome