Accidental Alphabet

Title: Accidental Alphabet
Author: Dianna Bodner
Illustrations: David J. Small
Published: Bodner, D. (2004) Accidental alphabet. North Vancouver, B.C.: Walrus Books.

Themes: alphabet, alliteration, rhyming, personification, tongue-twisters

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Follow 26 misadventures characters as they teach important abc alliteration, including coughing camels, Iggy the Iguana, lazy llamas and  rowdy roosters.

Can I just say how much I love these illustrations; they're so complex?! Within picture are hidden alphabet letters and dozens of other things beginning with that letter. The pictures are humorous and the writing compliments it perfectly. I can JKs/SKs finding these rhymes hilarious; they'd love it!

Classroom Ideas:
- Use this book as an introduction to alliteration. After reading the book, read it a second time, this time have your students stand up or jump on the spot when they hear alliteration. 
- At the back of the book is a list of questions; one for each page. Have you students investigate the picture and see if they can discover the answer 


Can you think of anymore fun alphabet activities?