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Dr. Seuss's ABC (Hardcover)

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Illus. in color. "An alphabet book with zany drawings and nonsensical verse provides an entertaining way for small children to learn the letters and their sounds."--Booklist.  


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"An alphabet book with zany drawings and nonsensical verse provides an entertaining way for small children to learn the letters and their sounds."--Booklist. Full-color illustrations.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME Book!, May 23 2002
Welcome to the wonderful world of whimsical, wacky writing, and crazy, colorful caricatures - "Big Q, little q what begins with Q? The quick Queen of Quincy and her quacking quacker-oo." An excellent educational tool, "Dr. Seuss's ABC" is an inspired introduction to the alphabet, both upper and lowercase letters, and also reinforces letter sounds through alliteration. The rhythm is so musical, it's addictive, rendering it GREAT fun to read aloud.

I own the "adapted" board book edition as well, which is designed to appeal to newborns, and very young children with short attention spans who are not attentive enough for the full text versions. The text, format, and images have been adapted to accommodate board book standards; yet, the phrasing and prose still flow. That being said, the original is just that - ORIGINAL. It is more amusing, entertaining, and educational, but is appropriate for older children, 4 years and older. If your child is three or older purchase an original version, otherwise think of introducing your infant to the shorter, travel-anywhere format, and procure the original at a later date? The marvelous, magical magician, who was Dr. Seuss, is worth it! Four-years and up.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, May 18 2004
By John R. Stracke Jr. "bibliophiliac" (Outside Boston) - See all my reviews
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I had this book as a kid, and never forgot "X is very useful if your name is Nixie Knox. It also comes in handy for spelling ax and extra fox." I bought for my two-year-olds a couple of months ago, and they love it. It seems to be making an impression, too; last week I found that Arthur was able to recognize some of the letters in his name. And they're *constantly* quoting "Camel on the ceiling". :-)

Do not bother with the board book edition, though; it's been butchered. They've expunged Nixie Knox, for one thing.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Seuss provides his own special type of ABC book, April 26 2004
By Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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In 1954 "Life" magazine published a report about the problem of illiteracy among the nation's school children and placed part of the blame on the fact that books that were supposed to teach children to read were boring ("See Spot Run. Run Spot run. Fetch the ball, Spot"). Theodore Geisel's publisher sent him a list of 400 words that the author was to cut to 250 words, the number the publisher felt a first grader could absorb, and write a book. "The Cat in the Hat" uses only 220 words and made Dr. Seuss an instant success with beginning readers. Eventually he would go on to write almost four dozen books for children to read all by themselves.

Of course sooner or later Dr. Seuss was going to put out his own alphabet book for beginning readers and in 1963 this book was published. It is, as you would expect, more than a look at the twenty-six letters of the alphabet. Other books will tell you that "A is for Apple" and "Z is for Zebra," but not Dr. Seuss because this book stars with "Aunt Annie's alligator" and ends with a "Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz." Young readers will also enjoy the mix of rhyme and absurdity so much that they might not notice Dr. Seuss is also showing them the difference between the big and little versions of each letter.

As I was reading over "Dr. Seuss's ABC," a book that most definitely wants to be read aloud to be fully enjoyed, I was wondering if I should temper my enthusiasm by saying that this is not an ideal choice for a beginning reader's first alphabet book. After all, something simpler, in the traditional "A is for Apple" mode might be more appropriate. But I think there is something to be said for even beginning readers being confronted with the level of sophistication found in this book. After all, it promotes fun as much as reading and young children might never notice the degree to which they are being challenged.

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5.0 out of 5 stars ABC
I remember learning my ABCs with this book when I was a kid. Now I'm sharing my copy with my son. The illustrations are just as delightful now as they were when the book first... Read more
Published on April 23 2004 by Sarah Sammis

5.0 out of 5 stars Bright, fun, rhyming.
This is another Dr. Seuss classic. The illustrations are bright and whimsical. Children love the rhyming of Dr. Seuss books.

This is another fun book for younger children.

Published on Oct 3 2003 by Jane James

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is to be sung
One of many alphabet books. But this one has the whimsical rhymes and drawings of Dr. Seuss. Just remember that the book is better when sung. Read more
Published on Jul 28 2003 by Joshua Koppel

5.0 out of 5 stars My two year old loves this
We have the book and the VHS. It has greatly aided us in teaching the alphabet to our son. It has what I have come to expect from a Seuss beginner book - fun to read and teaching... Read more
Published on Jan 25 2003 by C. Davis

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
This book is a great way to learn how to read,instead of those books that try to pound it into your head. This book makes reading easy and fun. A must have for beginning readers.
Published on Dec 11 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for Kids and Adults alike
Dr. Seuss takes his wild imagination and fun and turns it into one of the better alphabet books for kids. Every letter includes several appropriate items. Read more
Published on Nov 16 2002 by Mark Baker

4.0 out of 5 stars ABC by Dr. Seuss
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This book contains all the letters from the alphabet and a bunch of zany, nonsense words that have some great humor in reading them out loud to a group of... Read more

Published on Nov 3 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr.Seuss's ABC
This book is great for begining readers. It doesn't have a storyline but it's about the alphabet and how it can be used. Read more
Published on Oct 30 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Another winner...
This is yet another staple at our summer reading program for primary age (kindergarten to gr. 3 or 4) students. Read more
Published on Jul 31 2002 by Ms Diva

5.0 out of 5 stars Best ABC Book
My daughter is now 4 and we have tried for a while to get her to learn the look of the alphabet in order to read. Read more
Published on Jul 20 2002 by Olivia

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