The Sesame Street ABC Book of Words Author:Sesame Street This big, beautifully illustrated book reinforces the relationship between letters, the letter sounds, and words that begin with each letter, thus helping very young children take that first important step on the way to reading. It features objects in context and demonstrates that words are symbols for the things in the real world around u... more »s. By looking closely at these pictures, so rich in detail, and by talking about what they see, children can build their vocabulary as they begin to recognize words.« less