My daughter loves this book because she already knows her alphabet very well, so she likes to pretend to read it. The book teaches letter sounds as well as letter recognition. Some people may take issue with the fact that it introduces all sounds made by the letters, whereas a lot of phonic courses only teach the most common sounds first.
Personally, because we're so far ahead of the curve on this one, I figure if I just expose her to a lot of different books that teach reading, she'll pick it up in the next three yeas regardless of what method they adhere to.
My husband hates Dr. Seuss for pages like this. Stupid made up stuff. And I get it, because I never liked that "Oh the Thinks You Can Think" book. This one has very few made up animals and objects, so it doesn't bother me.
I also like the layout. And the verse is altered a little for every letter, so it doesn't get repetitive.
My only problem is that they pronounce Z as "Zee" instead of "Zed".
But I always read it as "Zed" anyway. It makes for a delightfully jarring ending.
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