Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters
by Oliver Jeffers
Philomel Books, 2014
Brain Pickings' Best Children's Books of 2014 strikes again. An ABC book like no other. Had to own it.
We are going to be studying narrative after the winter break, and I'm thinking that these very very short stories for each of the letter of the alphabet might make marvelous mentor texts. Character, setting, problem, solution...all in under 100 words!
Whether or not we could create our own alphabet that, like Jeffers', has stories that stand alone AND cross-reference each other might be a bit tricky.
Who am I kidding? Make that more than a bit tricky!
This looks fabulous, Mary Lee! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow--sounds amazing. Adding to tbr shelf. Thanks, Mary Lee!
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