Alphabears is a delightful introduction to the ABCs. Each letter is introduced as the name of a teddy bear with a distinct personality tied into the same letter. Each letter has two rhyming lines. The illustrations are outstanding. They are gentle and harken back to an earlier time. It is incredible that this book was written and illustrated in the 80s. It is a very old-fashioned ABC book and will delight old and young alike!
Alphabears is a wonderful find in any format which you can purchase. I have the board book version which I believe is unabridged. The book is filled with beautiful illustrations by Michael Hague and the fanciful poetry of Kathleen Hague. The book is copyrighted in 1984 but one could never tell by Hagues illustrations which harken back to a gentler time. The format of the book is rhyming. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a name of a bear with a given characteristic which begins with the same letter of the alphabet. Each bear has a distinct personality, not too easy to accomplish when it is told in two lines, and the accompanying illustration delightfully depicts the rhyme. The descriptions are at times funny or at the very least amusing. Truly a wonderful buy in any format that it is available.
