L M N O P and All the Letters A to Z

I ordered this book because I was excited about the idea of alphabet poetry. I agreed that most children, at some point, think "LMNOP" is a Big name for one or two letters. I thought there would be poems about ideas like that as well as individual letters. It arrived today. My first impression was that it was much thinner than I had anticipated. As I flipped through it I noticed many of the illustrations seemed "new age". I also saw immediately that the poems were short and were not about the alphabet but were just one poem per letter of the alphabet. The poems are simple rhyming jingles containing many words of the letter of that particular poem. The content of the poems and the art are indeed very new age inspired. The book is dedicated to Rudolf Steiner and is firmly based on the Waldrof principles, style and content. The art is the fuzzy, water color style for which Waldrof is known.If it were less expensive then I would say, cute book for rhymes on each letter if you like that kind of content and style of art.Talk of fairies, elves, Zeus, ghost and goblins, harvest time, magic, etc. Vague, fuzzy, blurry art. Lots of medieval themes which my son would enjoy but all the rest makes it too different from our beliefs.It is hard back book and of high quality materials. However, too many other alphabet books out there with little rhymes for each letter to pay this much for this book unless one is a Waldrof teacher or parent.I have now read Phonics through Poetry also sold on amazon. This is what I was looking for in the first place. it has 3 fun poems for each vowel sound, 2 for each consonant and 2 for many blends. Each poem comes with suggested talking points, other ways to incorporate the poem into the day, additional lists of words with these sounds and craft/activity ideas to go along with the poem themes. The poems are varied in topics. There is not art work, only simple illustrations but that is not the point of the book. This book is to be used for auditory learning.

We bought this for a 4-1/2 year old who is very interested in the letters of the alphabet. On the left side of the book there is a poem for the letter and on the right side there is an illustration which contains the letter within the artwork. For example, the letter "B" contains a poem with a big bellied bear followed by an illustration of the bear surrounded by the letter B. The poems are fun to read and the illustrations are nicely done. At the end of the book is 4-page section with Teaching Tools for the adult teaching the alphabet. This section contains suggestions on how to use the book to help children learn the alphabet and read. I found the Teaching Tool ideas valuable, so we will be incorporating them as we learn the alphabet. I recommend this book, especially if you are looking into alternative ways to introduce the alphabet to the child(ren) in your life.

This book is my least favorite resource. The poems are confusing and don’t really make sense to a young child. The artwork is nice but difficult to turn into something a younger child can copy into their workbook. I currently just use this book as a additional thing to show my child as a letter reference and not used as a main learning source.

My little boy Loves this book. He wants to read it before bed every night as well as several times a day.Some of the verses are a bit of a stretch or make little sense, most are are lovely. I love that they don't hold back on unusual words.Update, he's 3 and it is still a favorite I my rough and tumble, construction and car loving boy

I bought this to help with my daughter's formal introduction to the Alphabet, in anticipation of her starting a fairly structured and typical Kindergarten. I am so glad I did. The poems are a beautiful way to help children become acquainted with letters in a way that gives immediate meaning, rather than being just the abstract forms we recognize them to be. Her favorite was the "L" poem, but she quickly learned all of them, and I know it was nice for her to be able to draw on this memory when the letters were then introduced in school. It is a nice antidote to the typical trace-and-memorize books for learning letters. The illustrations are calm, warm, and lovely.

Both my girls (ages 3 and 5) just love this book. The poems for the letters are fun and really give you room to play around with them. The artwork is just incredibly beautiful. We all recommend it!

I adore books, I really do. Beautifully written and illustrated books will steal my heart every time.This book falls right in to that category. There is a little poem and a full page illustration on each page. My favorite books have a little whimsical flair to them and this one is no exception. It is read again and again here and I think it has helped with letter recognition.

I love this book it's so imaginative. There is also wall cards and a music cd that can be purchased to go along with this. Plus Mr.Schrager's coming out with a manual of how to teach the alphabet with stories that match the illustrations. I wish it was out already so I could use it. But as is, it's a lovely alphabet book with simple alliteration verses. Highly recommend!

Amazing book and highly recommend, my 4 year old twins love this book.

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アメリカのシュタイナー学校の先生が作ったアルファベットの本です。シュタイナーの芸術教育は本当にすばらしいといつも思いますが、家庭で取り入れるのは難しいと思い、ただの憧れとなっています。家庭で英語に親しんでいるため、情報収集も兼ねてよく、アメリカのアマゾンのサイトをチェックしています。偶然、この本を知り、高評価だったことと表紙の絵に惹かれて、迷わず購入しました。開いた印象がとにかく美しいです。絵も文章も。ちなみに表紙の絵は「O」のページのものです。しっかりとした光沢のある紙質で、左に文章、右に絵が描かれています。文字は絵と一体となっており、絵を通して物語が伝わります。それぞれの文字に適した詩が添えてありますが、初心者にはちょっと文章が難しいかもしれません。しかし、リズムが良く、美しい文章で書かれていること、言葉遊び的な内容もあり、短いながら奥の深い文章となっているため、辞書を引きながらでも読む価値はあります。小1の娘に読んでみましたが、「リズムの良い文章だね」と言う程度で内容はあまり理解していません。でも、いつかこの文章がわかる日が来ることを楽しみにしています。きっとそのときはこの内容、言葉遣いに感動すると思います。絵は表紙の通りどれもシュタイナー色満載で、飾っておきたいくらいです。そのうち、もう1冊購入し、バラバラにしてしまうのはもったいない気もしますが、額に入れて、娘の部屋に飾ろうかなと思っています。これはアルファベットの本ですが、シュタイナーの芸術教育に関心のある方なら、ブロッククレヨンや色鉛筆を使用した描き方の勉強のためでも参考になる1冊だと思います。誰にでもおすすめする1冊ではないかもしれませんが、シュタイナー教育に関心のある方なら必ず気に入ると思います。