Jonathan Emmett

I love this book. Each page is a building and has two flaps to lift (upper and lower story) each with a letter and simple rhyme. It is very cleverly done. The first page, for instance, is Alfie's Bakery (A, B). Under the upper flap is "Aa, A is for Aardvark, asleep in her bed." And under the lower flap is "Bb, B is for Bear, baking some bread." When you are done, the entire book unfolds into a single long page, one side with the part you just read, and the reverse is another long scene of community life. Great exploration of both the alphabet and community. My one quibble is that they used a fancy serif font for the bolded letters (Aa), yet the rest of the font is a nice easy sans serif font. I would have preferred they keep it simple for learning purposes. Otherwise, this book is fantastic.… (more)