ABC of Canada

Canada Concept Books

by Kim Bellefontaine, Per-Henrik Gürth (Illustrator)

From Arctic to Zamboni, kids can follow the alphabet on a colorful tour across Canada. On their journey, they'll visit Canadian landmarks, including Jasper National Park and Peggy's Cove. They'll also meet friendly characters enjoying Canadian pastimes, such as riding in the Calgary Stampede, playing hockey and watching the Northern Lights. Vivid illustrations and simple language guarantee that even the youngest traveler will enjoy this trip!

Genres: Picture Books, Canada, Childrens, Geography

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

Reviews

[PeachyTO · Rating 5 out of 5]

An alphabetical listing, A through Z, of all typical things Canadiana, with some adorable artwork that will keep the little ones smiling and reaching for the pages.

To see the rest of the books on the Top 5 Canadian Baby Board Books list, please visit my Peachy Books blog post here.

[La Coccinelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping for a little bit more from this one. While most of the selections for the twenty-six letters are okay, I thought X was a little weak (x-country skiing? Really?) and we really didn't need two examples of questionable animal treatment one right after the other (for C and D).

The illustrations are colourful, but too simple for my taste. It's amusing that the book is populated by beavers, moose, and bears, but I've seen these particular characters used more effectively in other books (especially Nicholas Oldland's Life in the Wild series).

Another Canadian-themed alphabet book I've read is M Is for Maple, and while I didn't love that one, either, I liked it better than this. It covers far more interesting subject matter and the pictures are much nicer. Two other alphabet books with a distinctly Canadian flavour that you might want to check out are Kelly Hill's Anne's Alphabet and Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail and Kalpna Patel's Alis the Aviator.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me lo regaló la tita Maria de Canadá, me encantaa

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a gift from a dear friend currently located in Toronto; a perfect bedtime book at 1yr. Although it would make me happy beyond measure if they had "E is for eh," I believe this book was written by Canadians, so a joke at their native country's expense would probably not be as funny to the authors.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is for very little children. There isn't really too much detail on each of the items associated with the letter. But, it is short and provides a Canadian cultural reference to accompany each letter of the alphabet.

[Scout Collins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kinda cute. Played into stereotypes though :P

Read 30/12/18

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Time to pass it along, our well-loved copy.

[Kai · Rating 4 out of 5]

✤ OPENING:

Aa
is for Arctic,
in the icy cold north

✤ CLOSING:

Zz
is for Zamboni,
cleaning the ice.

☰ REVIEW:

Quite interesting. Cute pictures.

[Huda Fel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice to read for kids to enrich their knowledge about CA

[Jax Goss · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cute stuff. :)

[madziar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wszystko, co powinno się wiedzieć o Kanadzie - dla dzieci.

[Ashley Newell · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute but I wish it rhymed for better reading flow.

[Sheila]

My niece, at Y is for Yukon: "My mommy and Daddy went there!" (UCONN) lolol