Elmo's ABC Book Written & Illustrated by Sarah Albee, Tom Brannon, and Jim Henson.

Albee, Sarah, Tom Brannon, and Jim Henson. Elmo's ABC Book. Franklin, Tenn.: Dalmation, 2008. Print. 23 pages
Age Group:	0 to 4 years
Book Format:	Picture Book
Annotation:	Elmo tries to determine his favorite letter and comes up with words that begin with each letter of the alphabet in a visually appealing picture book.
Personal Reaction:	A Sesame Street twist on a routine alphabet book which includes both real world and Sesame Street characters.
Keywords/Tags:	Fiction, Alphabet, Sesame Street
Early Literacy Skills Enhancements:	Vocabulary Skills ~Promote literacy and the love of language ~Develop and increase emergent literacy skills and vocabulary Print Motivation ~Increase interest in and enjoyment of books Visual Literacy Skills by observing the illustrations. ~Pictures and words are different Reading Readiness, which includes understanding that ~Pages turn from right to left ~Books have a front, back and right side up ~Stories have structure and development of a sense of story Print Awareness ~Provide a language enrichment environment ~Show the importance of and provide an opportunity for young readers to listen, observe, imitate, and practice language while interacting with books. Narrative Skills ~Young readers will be able to re-tell a story based on the illustrations in Picture Books Phonological Awareness ~Repeating repetitious words