A Little Alphabet

by Trina Schart Hyman

The Caldecott Medalist has created twenty-six small worlds of dogs and daisies, surf and sun. Reillustrated in full color, this is a celebration of everyday things. "A charming challenge for children...a gossamer to give."--New York Times Book Review.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Trina Schart Hyman (April 8, 1939 – November 19, 2004) was an American illustrator of children's books. She illustrated over 150 books, including fairy tales and Arthurian legends.

She won the 1985 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing Saint George and the Dragon, retold by Margaret Hodges.

Reviews

[Luisa Knight]

Note to a potential buyer: this is the exact same book as The Alphabet Game by the same author… so save yourself a couple bucks.

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[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

:sigh: Time to pass this little treasure on to a certain young family. I particularly appreciate that Hyman included so many flowers' names, so people can me can learn more than just rose, daisy & tulip.

[Janie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love TSH. Love ABCs. Not my favorite TSH or ABC, but two greats together.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful.

[Milton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book of in olive it helps build your mind

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hyman draws a tiny scene for each letter of the alphabeet, and children can try to find all the words in the scene that begins with that letter.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great illustrations- fun book for thinking about what you're seeing and how those things might be related to the letter it is illustrating. There's a cheat sheet in the back, too.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated--each colorful pix is essentially framed by the letter it represents.

[Gail · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why so many high marks?

[Antonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to add to active imaginations. It allows for open-ended questions that allow the students to connect to the picture's content clues to the understand the letter.