How to Build an A by Sara Midda Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of How to Build an A
Book Review: Fun & Educational
Summary: 5 Stars
I read about this book in Cookie Magazine and ordered it for my 3 1/2 year old right away. He LOVES it. I'll take out this book once in a while, and he will go through every page and build each letter. The book/blocks come with a little mesh bag so everything stays together. It is very nicely illustrated and easy for a pre-schooler to follow.Book Review: Fun in learning
Summary: 5 Stars
My granddaughter really enjoyed this book. I thought it was very educational and feel it will help her with many words.Book Review: Great Tool for Early ABC Learners
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for my 3 yr old daughter to help jump start the ABC process. After two times reading the book she started forming the letters using the cutouts on her own. A week later she was at lunch with her mother in restaurant shaping letters out of the crayons and silverware on the table. Our friends were amazed. The illustrations are nicely done. It's great way to learn the ABCs.Book Review: Great educational tool
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was suggested for my 2 1/2 year old grand daughter by her aunt, who has a degree in early childhood development. My grand daughter loves looking at the book and building the letters from the different shapes that come with the book. Would definitely recommend this book.Book Review: Great for homeschool; recommended for Handwriting Without Tears
Summary: 4 Stars
I was eyeing the wooden blocks sold for the Handwriting Without Tears program, but honestly couldn't afford them. Then, my sister found this and gave it to my son as a gift for his second birthday.
Two is a little young... as evidenced by the small bite-marks in a couple of the blocks. The book is also a little subtle for the younger set. But now that he's three, he's playing with these almost every day.
The foam letter-building "blocks" are perfect for kids who lack the fine motor control to actually write letters, to help them become familiar with the shapes. A couple of reviewers have commented about the smell of the foam. I seem to remember something from when they were new, but it dissipated quickly, and now, over a year later, there is absolutely no odour. If you were uncomfortable, you could leave them in a safe place outdoors to air for a day or two.
As with the earliest Handwriting Without Tears book, the book only covers uppercase letters. You will want to be careful - V is for Valentine (if I recall correctly) and X is for Xmas (this one's for sure) are not really part of our Jewish repertoire, nor do I wish them to be.
I once overheard my daughter reading it to herself before it had been read aloud to them, and she was saying, "V is for... CARD... X is for DECORATION." It's cute, but there are some inoffensive choices that could have been substituted to give this book more universal appeal.
But frankly, I'm not giving this product 4 stars because of the book. I'm rating it so high because the letter shapes are a wonderful way to introduce letter formation in children who are too little to start actually writing. The book itself is secondary; you could easily substitute the first Handwriting Without Tears book instead and just go from there.