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    <body><![CDATA[Big Fat Hen.  By Keith Baker.  Jan 1999. 31 p.  Harcourt.  $14.15.  ISBN: 978-0-613-15736-0.  Grades K-3.<br/>	Keith Baker's Big Fat Hen is a counting book based on the timeless rhyme “One two, buckle my shoe”.  In this colorfully illustrated book, readers are encouraged to count eggs and chick...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74462749">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This alphabet book is quite a unique production; each letter appears on the right-hand side of the book, then when the page is turned a brief bit of text is given: &quot;The A was in an Avalanche,&quot; &quot;The B was badly bitten,&quot; and so on. This lends a bit of a wordless-book experience, si...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57651806">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think this is an interesting book for children who already know their alphabet.  I don't think it is good for kids who are learning their alphabet because the letters are often distorted and the words about the letter can't be seen at the same time as the letter itself.  This would be confusing fo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61195041">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an interesting ABC book that I found a little more advanced than most for a picture book.  My son seemed to like it although the words are harder and maybe a little over his head.  My only technical problem with the book is that the text is on the page ahead of the letter shown which seems ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74579241">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Clever illustrations, but it annoyed me that you have to turn the page to read the text to go along with the illustration on the previous page. Seems like that would thoroughly confuse kids. You know, they are looking at a picture of a &quot;C&quot; and the text is describing the illustration of the...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I did not like the set up of the book.  On one page you see a picture then wne you turn the page you see the next pictue and a description of the picture before it.<br/><br/>I guess i some circles that would be considered creative- for me... my thoughts are....confusing for kids.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a pretty cool, pretty fancy alphabet book! The only thing I didn't really like was that the description of the letter came <em>after</em> the picture of it. I think they should have been side-by-side. (But I realize that would ruin the whole format of the book.)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting black and white alphabet book, which kind of reminds me of Edward Gorey, in the way that all the letters meet their end. My favorite letters were &quot;The C was Cut into ribbons,&quot; and &quot;The K was quietly Kidnapped.&quot;]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite part of this book were the illustrations. They were beautiful. It was a fun abc book but nothing too original. I did like the idea of a twenty six act play, though. I thought that was cute. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this alphabet book.  I had fun trying to see if I could guess what was happening to each letter.  The A was in an avalanche.  The B was badly bitten, etc.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[ABC: You have to be very observant becauue the statement is on the page after the picture. Guess what verb they use based on the picture. Gets you thinking. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[in theater format, each letter is showcased with a unique verb of the same letter.  clever and mysterious.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a good one for a quick mini-lesson on word choice. Plus, I'm always amazed by Van Allsburg's art.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought the pictures were very well done. I liked trying to guess what the words would be by the picture. ]]></body>
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    <review id="47331247">
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite books of all time!!!!! &lt;3]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A clever ABC book!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This alphabet book shows each letter of the alphabet doing an action on a stage that starts with the letter being described.  The illustrations are amazing, as usual with Van Allsburg.  The only thing I didn't like very much was the fact that the description of the letter and action was on the back ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22414077">more...</a>]]></body>
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