Alphabooks

A fun way to learn your ABCs

Ava is pretty good at identifying her toys. She loves her oversized Minnie Mouse and says, "Mini-ini-ini" each morning before she crawls (and now sometimes walks!) over to give her a kiss. She knows her Milo the Monkey chair, her Ernie and her Elmos, her puppies, piggies and bears. And her favorite is this weird sheep pillow that snores (yes, snores like a man) that my brother gave her. We call him Sheepy. I thought, "If she can identify these toys, why can't she start learning her alphabet?"

First I tried flash cards. I love the idea of having only one letter per card. Unfortunately they didn't stand much of a chance. The cards were more fun to bend and crinkle before she shoved them in her mouth. Next up - books.  Ava LOVES books and would have me read to her all day long if I could, so I picked up a few that went through the ABCs with pictures. But having several  letters of the alphabet on each page was too busy and just ended up being distracting for her. So my quest continued…

And then I found Baby Einstein Alphabooks (Baby Einstein). They are wonderful! There are 26 books - one book for each letter of the alphabet. They are small in size, made of hard cardboard and only six pages long. Each page has one word that begins with the corresponding letter along with various pictures. Some pictures are realistic, some are cartoon images and some are museum style paintings. The letters are displayed boldly on both the front and the back covers in upper and lower case, so either way the book lands the letter is seen.

I love these books. And so does Ava. She enjoys turning the pages and looking at the pictures. I only take out a few at a time for her to play with and because it's just one letter per book, it's not overwhelming and she can learn them at her own pace. She can already identify the letters M, O, B and Z and make the corresponding sounds when I ask her to pick them up. The books are easy to throw in the diaper bag and are far more durable than flash cards. They come in a neat storage box which is also fun to play with. Ava likes to take each book out and then tries to put them all back.

The age requirement says the books are for 18 months and up, but it's never to early to start reading and learning your ABCs. Thanks, Baby Einstein for making it so fun and easy!

Baby Einstein Alphabooks (Baby Einstein)

Comments

[Anelys]

Im from BBC.... :o)

Just added it to my Wish List... They look awesome!!!!

Thanks!