R is for Rocket an ABC Book

Reviewed by: Deidre Walsh - Goodall Memorial Library, Sanford, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 7, 2015

Review

There is no story or theme here, just a cute alphabet book filled with all of Tad Hills' characters from his Rocket books and from his Duck & Goose series. One letter of the alphabet is represented on each page. And the words on that page that begin with that letter are bold type. The illustrations compliment each represented letter individually. The illustrations are cheerful and beautiful. This is perfect for group sharing or one on one. Children who like Tad Hills' previous books will enjoy this. This is for pre-k to k or for slightly older who enjoy the illustrations. The one weakness is that it feels a bit disjointed. The alphabet is covered but there is no flow or connection between each page. With the use of familiar characters I felt that there could have been more of a flow between pages more connection between the characters. It just felt like each page was plopped down just to represent a letter, with no thought to cohesiveness. Other than that, the illustrations taken individually are wonderful. A decent alphabet book for libraries in need of alphabet books.

Overall Book Score: good