Eating the Alphabet
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- Create Date：2022-05-10 06:58:43
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Lois Ehlert
- ISBN：015201036X
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Summary
A vibrant and sturdy word book featuring fruits and vegetables from around the world from Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert featuring upper- and lowercase letters for preschoolers just learning language。
Apple to Zucchini，
come take a look。
Start eating your way
through this alphabet book。
Each turn of the page reveals a mouth-watering arrangement of foods: Indian corn， jalapeno， jicama， kumquat， kiwifruit and kohlrabi。 Lois Ehlert's lively watercolors paired with bold easy-to-read type make for a highly appealing and accessible book for parents and children to devour。 At the end of the book， Ehlert provides a detailed glossary that includes pronunciation， botanical information， the origin and history of the particular plant and occasional mythological references， with a small watercolor picture to remind the reader of what the plant looks like。
Apple to Zucchini，
come take a look。
Start eating your way
through this alphabet book。
Each turn of the page reveals a mouth-watering arrangement of foods: Indian corn， jalapeno， jicama， kumquat， kiwifruit and kohlrabi。 Lois Ehlert's lively watercolors paired with bold easy-to-read type make for a highly appealing and accessible book for parents and children to devour。 At the end of the book， Ehlert provides a detailed glossary that includes pronunciation， botanical information， the origin and history of the particular plant and occasional mythological references， with a small watercolor picture to remind the reader of what the plant looks like。
Reviews
Jazmine Callies
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Very simple and cool book to introduce young children to many different types of fruits and vegetables。
Monique Walters
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This book is filled with vibrant， colorful illustrations of fruits and vegetables！ This nonfiction picture book is suitable for preschoolers and kindergartners learning the alphabet or about a variety of fruits and vegetables。 I think children would enjoy the lively colors。 This book is definitely a conversation starter， it features fruits and vegetables that aren’t usually featured in preschool alphabet books。
CC's Books
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One of Mommy's favorites。 Nice clear images of both upper and lowercase letters。 Doesn't phone it in on the hard letters like X， Y， and Z。 A good way to introduce a diversity of fruits and vegetables。 I suppose an enterprising parent could take the title literally and encourage their little one to try each of the foods listed。 One of Mommy's favorites。 Nice clear images of both upper and lowercase letters。 Doesn't phone it in on the hard letters like X， Y， and Z。 A good way to introduce a diversity of fruits and vegetables。 I suppose an enterprising parent could take the title literally and encourage their little one to try each of the foods listed。 。。。more
Good Genius
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Pictures are great。 Odd random choices of food that most children can not read or pronounce。
Lex Evans
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A great way to encourage and introduce children into healthy eating habits while learning the alphabet too！
Kristin Schaff
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I thought that this alphabet book was super cute and could be fun for kids！ Not only can they learn the alphabet but they can also learn the names of tons of fruits and vegetables。 Each page was a letter that had anywhere from 2 - 8 different kinds of fruits and veggies that started with that letter。 The book even has nice， big， colorful pictures of the various foods。 Some of them I had never even heard of myself！ Fun book :）
Erin Moore
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Why do you think this book is called Eating the Alphabet？Point out the upper- and lower-case letters。 Ask kids what fruits and vegetables they recognize from each page; what is their favorite; where the various fruits and vegetables originally come from; what part of the plant do the fruits and vegetables come from （asparagus/stem; carrot/root; cabbage/leaf; broccoli/flower; etc。）; what do the kids know about the fruits and vegetables （how they taste， feel， smell）
Katie
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What you would expect from an alphabet book about fruits and vegetables！ My husband and I thought it was funny that the "j" choices were both atypical English "j" sounds （jicama and jalepeno）， and we laughed at the only "x" word （xigua， the Chinese word for watermelon） since we both lived in China for many years。 What you would expect from an alphabet book about fruits and vegetables！ My husband and I thought it was funny that the "j" choices were both atypical English "j" sounds （jicama and jalepeno）， and we laughed at the only "x" word （xigua， the Chinese word for watermelon） since we both lived in China for many years。 。。。more
Becker Kids
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One of my new （to me） favorite alphabet books。 Attractive illustrations， multiple examples of letter sounds on most letters， and exposing readers to a wide variety of produce， with additional information in the back。
Elizabeth
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Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z （Voyager Books） by Lois Ehlert – We read this book and had a fun time eating the alphabet in kindergarten for lunch one day！ A lovely book to encourage kids to try new foods！ Happy Reading！
Rachel
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This isn't a book where you'd want to read it again and again to a child。 That said， it is engaging！ I love the illustrations and going through the book my kindergartener & preschooler would point at the pictures of the fruits & veggies and say their name or shout "we have that！"。 I think there are several activity applications that would make this excellent for any early childhood educator and as a care giver it is worth checking out from the library。 That said I wouldn't buy it to have it take This isn't a book where you'd want to read it again and again to a child。 That said， it is engaging！ I love the illustrations and going through the book my kindergartener & preschooler would point at the pictures of the fruits & veggies and say their name or shout "we have that！"。 I think there are several activity applications that would make this excellent for any early childhood educator and as a care giver it is worth checking out from the library。 That said I wouldn't buy it to have it take up my limited bookshelf space。 。。。more
Kelly Chester
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Super great book
Audrey
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I was annoyed that an alphabet book written for early readers uses “jalapeño” and “jicama” to demonstrate the letter “J。” This is confusing to little ones， since both words start with the “H” sound。 Why not use something like “jackfruit？” “Xigua” is also used for “X，” even though it makes the “Z” sound。 I honestly don’t have a better suggestion for an “X” food。 “Lox，” maybe？ （shrug）。 At any rate， my little one LOVES this book！ Note: The board book version of this book does not include a glossary I was annoyed that an alphabet book written for early readers uses “jalapeño” and “jicama” to demonstrate the letter “J。” This is confusing to little ones， since both words start with the “H” sound。 Why not use something like “jackfruit？” “Xigua” is also used for “X，” even though it makes the “Z” sound。 I honestly don’t have a better suggestion for an “X” food。 “Lox，” maybe？ （shrug）。 At any rate， my little one LOVES this book！ Note: The board book version of this book does not include a glossary of foods。 。。。more
Carla
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This book alphabetizes the many of the different fruits and vegetables that we can eat。 It is followed by a glossary of all the fruits and vegetables in the book providing a pronunciation guide as well as a description that highlights where it comes from and unique qualities of the fruit or vegetable。This book is illustrated using watercolour collage。 It has an introduction to what the book will be about at the beginning and after just has labelled the name of each fruit or vegetable， with x usi This book alphabetizes the many of the different fruits and vegetables that we can eat。 It is followed by a glossary of all the fruits and vegetables in the book providing a pronunciation guide as well as a description that highlights where it comes from and unique qualities of the fruit or vegetable。This book is illustrated using watercolour collage。 It has an introduction to what the book will be about at the beginning and after just has labelled the name of each fruit or vegetable， with x using the Chinese word for watermelon xigua （meaning western fruit）。 This book is ideal for young children and provides an opportunity to look at all the different fruits and vegetables there are beyond the common ones。 It could also be used as a mentor text with older students to create their own alphabet concept book。 。。。more
Norah
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4。5
Joel
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I love these illustrations so much。 My baby loved to stare at this book when he was weeks old。
Paula
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Love Lois Ehlert's books。 Love Lois Ehlert's books。 。。。more
Alicia Steagall
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Excellent read for infant and toddlers
Little Seesaw
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Very colorful and informational。 I never knew there were so many plants you could eat。
Capn
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Obviously in the days before the very beautiful dragonfruit was common in the west。。。
Ashley Wannenburg
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The book "Eating the Alphabet" written by Louis Ehlert is about different fruits and vegetables for every letter of the alphabet。 I think this book would be fun for the children to read in class， it has bright， colorful pictures that the children would love。 The book "Eating the Alphabet" written by Louis Ehlert is about different fruits and vegetables for every letter of the alphabet。 I think this book would be fun for the children to read in class， it has bright， colorful pictures that the children would love。 。。。more
Rainbow Room TOL
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Brianna Coats
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A book that teaches children the alphabet while also learning about fruits and vegetables！
Alicia Evans
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For: food lovers; readers wanting a colorful book with lots of vocabulary。Possible red flags: some readers will dislike the lack of story。
Lydia Kmecik
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I love the description and pronunciation of all the fruits and vegetables in the back of the book。
Natalie VanDusen
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Great illustrations and such a wide variety of produce！ This would be fun to use as a grocery list and try one new thing every time。
Elliot's Mama
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Filled with illustrations of fruit and veggies both recognized and obscure， this is a fun way to help kids identify the colorful fruit and veggies on their plate。 The illustrations remind me of Eric Carle's style。 At 15 months， Elliot absolutely loves this book。 He has been requesting it all week during meals。 I have been reading it on and off during breakfast since he was 9 months old， and when I gave energy， will grab the fruit and veggies we have in our fridge and fruit basket to match with t Filled with illustrations of fruit and veggies both recognized and obscure， this is a fun way to help kids identify the colorful fruit and veggies on their plate。 The illustrations remind me of Eric Carle's style。 At 15 months， Elliot absolutely loves this book。 He has been requesting it all week during meals。 I have been reading it on and off during breakfast since he was 9 months old， and when I gave energy， will grab the fruit and veggies we have in our fridge and fruit basket to match with the specific ones mentioned in the book。 He knows a ton of them already， so it’s been a fun way to teach and to help him try new foods。 。。。more
Jess Muroff
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2。tPreschool-Kindergarten3。tEhlert displays different fruits and vegetables in alphabetical order。4。tGood resource for teaching the order of the alphabet5。tReading buddies
Yessenia De
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1。tN/A2。tPrek3。tIt not only teaches students the alphabet but also about different fruits and vegetables that start with the letter。 4。tThis book is excellent， because it does not only focus on the alphabet but also on fruits and vegetables。 It introduces more then one thing in one book。 5。tIt can be used to teach about fruits and vegetables。
Suzanne Kunz Williams
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Darling book and fun concept of eating different foods as you study the alphabet
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Eating the Alphabet&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0