Ivy Can't Wait Alphapets Author:Ruth Lerner Perle You and your child will enjoy reading about the AlphaPets - 26 charming A-to-Z animal friends whose exciting and humerous adventures teach gentle lessons about friendship, caring, good behavior, and doing one's best. Each loveable AlphaPet has a special personality and character trait that children can relate to and learn from. From Albert the... more » Absent-minded Alligator to Ziggy the Zippy Zebra, you'll want to collect the entire series - including Bradley the Brave Bear, Tina the Truthful Tiger, Wendy the Wise Woodchuck and others. Delightfully written and beautifully illustrated, the AlphaPet library is an ideal way to reinforce values 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