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Beyond the Abcs: the Pleasures of the Alphabet Book Michigan Reading Journal Volume 35 Issue 1 Article 7 October 2002 Beyond the ABCs: The Pleasures of the Alphabet Book Debra H. Thatcher Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/mrj Recommended Citation Thatcher, Debra H. (2002) "Beyond the ABCs: The Pleasures of the Alphabet Book," Michigan Reading Journal: Vol. 35 : Iss. 1 , Article 7. Available at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/mrj/vol35/iss1/7 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Michigan Reading Journal by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. DEBRA H. THATCHER Beyond the ABCs: The Pleasures of the Alphabet Book Debra H. Thatcher is the associate dean/or teacher education at Northern Michigan University. Her interests include authentic uses of children's literature across the curriculum. ho uses alphabet books? If your The purpose of this article is to acquaint the answer is preschoolers and kinder­ reader with alphabet books that are of high quality gartners, then consider these classes. that are appropriate for a wide range of readers. Mr. Burton, an eighth-grade language Though there are many possibilities for categoriz­ arts teacher, is reading Antics I An Alphabetical ing alphabet books, I have identified seven types: Anthology (Hepworth, 1992) to his class as part of a letter shapes, word play, art play, topical/thematic, word study unit. Mr. Sandoval's fourth-grade math­ multicultural, narrative, and puzzles. For each of ematics class is examining Eight Hands Round: A these categories, I have described some outstanding Patchwork Alphabet (Paul, 1991) as they investigate books. real-world applications of geometry. And Mrs. McIntyre's second-graders are writing their own Letter Shapes alphabet puzzler after reading A Is for Salad (Lester, Books in this category emphasize letter appearance 2000). Alphabet books that go beyond the formulaic and usually lack the classic word-picture associa­ "a is for apple" provide rich invitations for use by a tion (that is, there is no "a is for .... "). Readers are wide range of grades and ages. invited to view letters in novel ways, including recognizing changes in orientation and discovering There is a widely accepted but mostly mistaken letter shapes in the environment. belief that alphabet books are useful for reinforcing letter-sound relationships. But as Nodelman (1996) Arlene Aldas ABC: What Do You See (Alda, 1981) points out, the relationship between visual symbols is a collection of photos that reveal letter shapes in and words is inferred. Only an existing knowledge everyday objects. In some photos, the letter shapes of letters and sounds allows a reader to correctly are readily apparent, such as sauteed shrimp for name the object pictured in the text. For example, "C"; others require a more discriminating eye, an image of a cat that appears on a "P" page is a such as a twisted water hose for "R." Details of "pet," while on the "C" page it is labeled a "cat." old and new buildings reveal letter shapes in the Such books are not educational because "we have to masterful black-and-white photos of Archabet: An know what they're supposed to be teaching before Architectural Alphabet (Korab, 1989). Each photo is we can make use of them" (Nodelman, 1996, p. accompanied by a quote from a famous architectural 243). Therefore, the instructional value of alphabet observer; for example, "I call architecture frozen books as aids in teaching beginning reading skills is music"-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Another limited. photographic marvel is The Butterfly Alphabet (Sandved, 1996), revealing letter shapes in the The pleasures of the alphabet book are not derived close-up images of butterfly and moth wings. from skills learned or reinforced. Instead of educat­ ing us, alphabet books, even those with basic struc­ In Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Martin & Archam­ tures, intrigue us with word and picture games. We bault, 1989), readers follow the antics of lower delight in reading them and solving their puzzles, case letters as they climb a tree, fall out, and make from the very simple to the quite sophisticated and their way home. The playful text-"M is looped. complex. N is stooped. 0 is twisted alley-oop"-accompany FALL 2002 21 BEYOND THE ABCs • • • • • • • • • • • • brightly colored not GNAW) and for NOME (in Alaska) but not • letters positioned in (dam!) for GNOME." Chicka • • a variety of ways. Alphabet books featuring an alliterative text are • Ed Emberley s ABC plentiful. A particularly appealing one, because of Chicka • (Emberley, 1978) • • its delightful and humorous anthropomorphic illus­ • provides a unique trations, is A Big and little Alphabet (Rosenberg, • twist. Each double­ • 1997). Each letter is represented by an adult animal •• page spread provides (Big Risa rhinoceros) and its baby (littler), both • • a progression of four engaged in the same activity ("Big R races around. • clever illustrations Little r races around.") The illustrations also include • that indicate the other visual representations of the letter (rainbow, •• strokes for forming red radio, rink, roller blades, roller skates.) by Bill Martin Jr • upper case letters. and John Archambault • • The viewer is chal­ Art Play illustrated by Lois Ehlert • • lenged to detect the Though all of the alphabet books mentioned in pictures in each set this article are picture books, the ones in this of illustrations that are associated with the featured category are distinguished by visuals that compel letter; for example, a tiger and a turtle assemble the viewer to look and look again. Some of the tinkertoys in a tray to form the letter "T." illustrations are complex and reveal new things Word Play with each viewing, while others surprise viewers with unique The distinguishing feature of books in this category representa­ is the playful use of language. The text in each book tions of THE 2 WAS ZAPPED challenges the reader to think of words or use words everyday in atypical ways. The illustrations accentuate the objects. humorous text. The Z Was Antics! An Alphabetical Anthology (Hepworth, Zapped (van 1992) sets the standard for word play alphabet Allsburg, books. Each page features one word in which "ant" 1987) and is embedded ( deviant, quarantine, xanthophile ), The Graphic accompanied by an outrageously wacky visual Alphabet (Pel­ definition of the word - all with ant characters. letier, 1996) Viorst's The Alphabet from Z to A (with Much are witty Confusion on the representa­ Way) (1994) pro­ tions of letters CHRIS VAN A LLSBU RG ceeds through in action. For the alphabet example, in backwards, van Allsburg's carbon pencil drawings, "Twas pointing out the all Tied up," and in Pelletier's full color com­ inconsistencies puter images, "T" trips and falls. Grover (1993), of spelling Eng­ through vibrantly colored acrylic paintings, lish words. For presents viewers with unexpected images such as example, "N is a fork fence and umbrella underwear in his book for NIT, NIGHT, The Accidental Zucchini. Macdonald's Alphabat­ andNOT, but ics (1986) transforms each letter of the alphabet not KNOT, into objects through a series of illustrations. For KNIGHT,or example, "s" grows a beak and feathers, evolv­ KNIT. It's also ing into a swan. One alphabet book in which the for NOW(but text and the illustrations are equally exceptional 22 MICHIGAN READING JOURNAL THATCHER Another type of topical book has little or no text, relying heavily on the visual aspect of the book. Animal Alphabet (Kitchen, 1982) has striking ALPHAf¾TICS visual images. On each page there is a ~. The Graphic Alphabet large, black capital letter in block print. - J. With each letter is a realistic painting -" of one animal; D ~§A§I-.~ some animals are familiar ( such as the bat) and others is The Sweet and Sour Animal Book are exotic (like the (Hughes, 1994 ). Illustrated by the art­ umbrella bird). The work of young children in the Harlem pages are unclut­ School of the Arts, the book features David Pelletier tered but powerful 26 simple and delightful poems by in their simplicity. Langston Hughes. The viewer imme­ diately is captivated Alpha Bugs (Carter, 1994) and The Christmas and wants to know more about each animal. Arf! Alphabet (Sabuda, 1994) are two interactive ABC Beg! Catch! (Horenstein, 1999) displays large books. Carter's book is part of a series of "bug" photographs depicting aspects of the lives of dogs. books, complete with zany bugs (such as the merry The layout is artistically done and the photographs mommy mushroom bugs) and a wide variety of capture unusual ( and often endearing) shots of this pop-up, slide, and lift-the-flap illustrations. Sabuda popular pet. With a personalized introduction by has crafted eloquent cut paper pop-ups on a Christ­ Iman, an internationally renowned fashion model mas theme and includes a swinging bell for B and a from Somalia, The Jungle ABC (Roberts, 1998) is a three-tiered snowflake for S. virtually wordless book about the African jungle. It Thematic/Topical is difficult to put the book down because the paper collage images are so striking. Roberts' distinctive There is an overabundance of subject-oriented art is repeated in Mumbo Jumbo: A Creepy ABC alphabet books written for didactic purposes. (2000) and is accompanied by an equally engaging Many of these have forced text, often with inferior text. rhyme. But close examination will reveal some books with high quality text and/or illustrations in Multicultural this category. This category is actually a subset of the thematic/ One type of topical book organizes information topical section, but deserves separate treatment. It about a subject around each letter of the alphabet. is important that children learn about people whose Such books do not provide depth of understanding, beliefs, customs, and experiences differ from their but well-written ones provide just enough informa­ own.
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