Ellsworth's Extraordinary Electric Ears and Other Amazing Alphabet Anecdotes

My three kids have many alphabet books but this one really stands out. For every letter of the alphabet there is a gorgeous, vivid, and quirky scene precisely arranged with toys and paper cut outs. In each picture there are many different objects that begin with that particular letter of the alphabet. This makes it somewhat of an "I spy" experience and in the back you'll find an index of all the hidden objects. Underneath each picture is a sentence which uses alliteration and assonance to emphasize the sound of each letter. My kids love to look at and listen to this book. Now that my son is getting ready to learn to read, I'm rediscovering it as a useful tool in teaching him phonics. Also, I truly adore the photos. I'm actually thinking of having some of them framed as wall art for my son's room. They're just stunning. This ABC book is definitely one of our two favorites, the other being the Seuss ABC classic.

My 20-month old daughter considers this her very favorite book in the world. It's so inventive and funny, though, I've sent it off to children from ages 1 month to 60 years old, just to tickle their funny bones. It straddles the line of being both a wonderful learning tool and a wonderful flight of fancy. One more note - it has the most beautiful color palette! Just a lovely object to look at, really.

Hurray. This book is wonderful. It's inventive and original. Why haven't I heard of this Valorie Fisher before? I see she has two other books? How does she do it? I wish they made postcards of these great photographs, they are so cool and intricately designed. I'd send them to everybody I know. My kids looked at the pages for the longest time--which is a miracle. I am going to buy Fisher's My Big Brother and My Big Sister right now.

As a father, it's difficult for me to find kids books that I like to read with my kids. This book will appeal to everyone and it was very special for me.

This is an absolute gem of a book, one of the most delightful and imaginative I've seen in a long time. I can't imagine a child who wouldn't love it, or an adult for that matter. My only problem is, I wish I'd thought to create it myself, being a closet wannabe children's book illustrator myself. Valorie Fisher sounds like someone I'd love to have for a friend, but will happily settle for just owning her book. Bravo!