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cstoeger's review against another edition
A is for apple, B is for ball, C is for cat... but not in this wacky alphabet book In author/artist Mike Lester's slightly warped world, A is for salad, B is for Viking, and C is for hot dog. What's that all about, you may ask? It's a fun way for kids to learn as they figure out what each alphabet letter actually stands for.
beths0103's review against another edition
5.0
Any book that makes me snort AND laugh so hard I cry is worthy of 5 stars in my opinion.
We all know the traditional format for ABC books. But Mike Lester turns that format on its head and makes each letter represent something not even close to that letter... A is for salad... because the ALLIGATOR that the letter is supposed to represent is eating a salad.
If it were not for the hilarious illustrations, this book would surely fail, but Mike Lester succeeds 100% in the humor department. I'm already thinking of ways I could use this book with my 6th graders.
You know how there's a whole genre of books now considered fractured fairy tales? I'm thinking it won't be long before we have a genre of books called "fractured ABC books" given this and the most recent Z is for Moose.
We all know the traditional format for ABC books. But Mike Lester turns that format on its head and makes each letter represent something not even close to that letter... A is for salad... because the ALLIGATOR that the letter is supposed to represent is eating a salad.
If it were not for the hilarious illustrations, this book would surely fail, but Mike Lester succeeds 100% in the humor department. I'm already thinking of ways I could use this book with my 6th graders.
You know how there's a whole genre of books now considered fractured fairy tales? I'm thinking it won't be long before we have a genre of books called "fractured ABC books" given this and the most recent Z is for Moose.
morgarelibrare's review against another edition
5.0
Fun! Read this one to my storytime kids and they giggled at the wrong letters, and were very good about knowing what animal on the page the letter of the alphabet actually represented.
Great for learing ABCs.
Great for learing ABCs.
ajonas17's review against another edition
5.0
A is for Salad is an alphabet book with a twist, the twist being that the letters and the words given don't match. Salad clearly doesn't start with an A but the funny part about it is that the animal included in each illustration is the part of the pages that match the letter for that page. So, on the A is for Salad page, the alligator is eating a salad. On the B is for Viking page, a beaver is dressed in Viking garb. This book is precious to me and I plan on using it in my classroom for the alphabet of course. I think it is more than most alphabet books because it requires kids to look at the page and decide what part of it actually matches the letter for that page. It will get them thinking about animals that start with each letter and does it in a funny way.
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