Recommendations: Letters & Words
Use the R/P and C/G pages and the starting letter sounds from the items in "But Not Quite!" as a motivator for any of the following. Click on the title to see more about the product; click on the "buy from" button to add the product to your Amazon.com shopping cart.

Birth to 2 YearsBook 
ItemABC Block Books
By Susan Estelle Kwas
Small children love these 26 small board books in their handy carrying case.
$16.97

6-12 YearsBook 
ItemWonderful Words
By Hopkins & Barbour
This book is a good introduction to poetry and colors for younger children. It can also be used to encourage older children to read more poetry and write their own.
$11.87

3-12 YearsBook 
ItemH is For Home Run
By Herzog & Rose-Popp
Not your typical alphabet book, this book celebrates baseball - the way its played and its famous players throughout history. Read it, then go to a game!
$11.87

3-9 YearsToy 
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ItemContainer of Magnetic Letters
By Melissa and Doug
Magnetic letters on a refrigerator are an excellent and highly accessible way to talk about letters and words and are easy for younger children to manipulate.
$9.99

3-8 YearsToy 
ItemPower Touch Learning System
By Fisher-Price
This learning toy is a fun way to learn counting, spelling, music, games - and would be even more fun for a child with parent involvement.
$29.99

18 Months-4 YearsToy 
ItemLearning Friends Phonics Bus
By LeapFrog
This is a good supplement to alphabet books. Having this learning toy a school bus also provides good opportunities to talk about "school."
$19.99

6-12 YearsBook 
ItemA is for Abigail
An Almanac of Amazing American Women

By Lynne Cheney
This is an alphabet for slightly older children as it chronicles famous women in American history. Use these famous women as role models for young girls.
$11.87

3-12 YearsBook 
ItemM is for Melody
By Wargin & Larson
M is also for Mozart and this well-illustrated alphabet book introduces children to classical music - inspiration for listening to the music itself.
$11.87