Gertie's Great Gifts Author:Perle, Ruth Lerner From the Alpha Pets series. You and your child will enjoy reading about the AlphaPets--26 charming A-to-Z animal friends whose exciting and humorous adventures teach gentle lessons about friendship, caring, good behavior, and doing one's best. Delightfully written and beautifully illustrated, the AlphaPet library is an ideal way to reinforce v... more »alues and good behavior, and to introduce youngsters to word recognition skills. Each story is filled with words and objects that begin with the letter of the alphabet featured in that book. A special word page at the end of each book provides extra practice in identifying letters and words.« less