Tomorrow's Alphabet
By George Shannon
Pictures by Donald Crew
(Greenwillow Books, 1996)
Welcome to one of my favorite alphabet books!
Tomorrow's Alphabet may be a bit confusing until the reader realizes what George Shannon and Donald Crew have done. The beginning of each alphabet page does not even make sense until readers figure out the pattern.
For instance, "G is for bulbs-" (from the Gg page).
How does work with the alphabet that we know?
The answer lies in TOMORROW. "G is for bulbs- tomorrow's garden."
Fantastic!
The simplicity of challenging readers to figure out what end result could come tomorrow from what is shown on today is what makes Tomorrow's Alphabet such a fun book. Once a child has heard the book read aloud, he or she will want to continuously reread it. They gain success each time the new alphabet is conquered.
Add Tomorrow's Alphabet to your library.
KID KANDY:
Play Tomorrow's Alphabet Game
~ Play this game as you go about your daily routine.
~ Choose something that could be changed tomorrow. For instance, an egg.
~ Ask your child to say what the item could be changed into. For instance, scramble.
~ Make up a phrase similar to the pattern in Tomorrow's Alphabet. Ss is for eggs, tomorrow's scramble.
~ Let your child choose items and play the game. It is a good thing when your child can see the relationship between what something is and what it will become.
Dog = Pp is for dog, tomorrow's pet.
Lettuce = Ss is for lettuce, tomorrow's salad.
Milk = Ii is for milk, tomorrow's ice cream.
See the pattern?
Playing letter and word games helps build and strengthen your child's literacy skills.
Letter games = Rr is for letter games, tomorrow's readers.
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