Letters come before reading, and this fourteen page hardback treats the alphabet as something to look at and say aloud rather than something to decode.
The board construction matters as much as the content at this stage, since a book for the baby to three year band needs to survive being carried, stacked and sat on. Pages are kept clean, with large letter forms and picture cues that give an adult something to name and point to on every spread. Penguin Select issues it as part of a first books range, and its brevity means it can be finished several times in a sitting without complaint.
What sets it apart:
• Fourteen page hardback built for toddler handling
• Large letter shapes paired with picture cues
• Short enough to repeat in a single sitting
• Guidance of baby to three years from the publisher
Aimed at families and nursery settings beginning alphabet work with very young children, published by Penguin Select and available at Boipoka.