This soft-to-touch first book encourages babies and toddlers to talk, focus, and learn about letters of the alphabet and words that begin with them. The book has been designed for young children and grown-ups to enjoy together, with sturdy board pages and big, bold photographs throughout. Features: basic words complement lively images to encourage the development of early literacy skills; adults can point to and repeat the simple captions; each page is a delightful child's-eye view of the world, full of pictures of familiar and fun things - from apples to water melons, and from bright building bricks to a chunky toy truck; and, more exotic subjects include a hairy, horned yak and a black-and-white striped zebra, which are sure to intrigue and engage young readers. Visually exciting, enjoyable to use and built to last, this is an ideal introduction to the world of books. Specially devised to be fun to use, this play-and-learn book will inspire little ones to discover the alphabet and learn new words. Each page focuses on a particular letter, starting with A and ending with Z.Every double-page spread shows the full range of letters at the bottom of the page, with the letters in question clearly highlighted in a tab, to aid learning. The bright design together with lively drawings of friendly animals and delicious-looking food make this a wonderful aid to learning that small children will want to look at time and time again.