Title: Dogabet

Author: Dianna Bonder

Publish Date: August 15, 2008

Publisher: Walrus Books

Pages: 32

Price: $16.95

ISBN: 1552859401

Genre: Picture Books

Subjects: Alphabet Books, Picture Books

Annotation: An A to Z party of Dogs! Everybody loves dogs! If your a cat lover, you will also be a dog lover by the time you get to Z! So Dianna Bonder uses her trademark artistic style to bring about her own whimsical version of an alphabet book. Dogs and many different dog breeds, along with things that begin with that letter, hidden letters, even a hidden cat!

Evaluation: I love Dianna Bonder's illustrations and written work so much! This is inherently happy and evokes the actual feeling you get when cuddling up with a cute little pup who loves you! Talk about a great way to learn to love the alphabet! Great jumpstarter for play throughout the day. With all the dogs baby/toddler and parent can identify dogs and letters all day!

Dianna Bonder's Website: http://www.diannabonder.com/pages/about/about.php

Title: A Pacific Alphabet

Author: Margriet Ruurs

Illustrator: Dianna Bonder

Publish Date: June 4, 2004

Publisher: Walrus Books

Pages: 32

ISBN: 1416968024

Classification: Fiction

Genre: Alphabet Books, Picture Books

Annotation: Every page in A Pacific Alphabet has a painting and a letter and corresponds to a rhyme as it travels through the west coast from Alaska to Mexico.

Evaluation: Though this book sounds dry, but it really is created for young readers! Each of the 26 letters of the alphabet has a cute and whimiscal rhymes to support it. This book travels on our West Coast from Alaska to Mexico. Furthermore the developmentally appropriate picture book hides letters to find so children will love searching for them! Some of the things work best if parents and educators scaffold with them helping them identify the larger words and objects. But the fact that there are higher levels of exploration show that it can be a book you can grow into as well as fun for parents!! Dianna Bonder creates amazing illustrations! I love that it creates a sense of place through the entire West Coast (although the its pretty obvious the authors are pacific northwest natives).

Website: http://www.margrietruurs.com/books/a_pacific_alphabet.html