Kid's Books We Love - B is for Breakdancing Bear

Earlier today, we were reading a recent addition to our favourite books - B is for Breakdancing Bear.  My sister discovered this book, and gifted it to us for Christmas.  I have to say, it's fantastic - it's so much more than your average ABC book!  It's been in heavy rotation ever since we received it, and as such I decided to highlight it as the first in the "kid's books we love" series (read more about the background for this series here).

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As the cover boasts it's "an awesome alphabet of astonishing animals", so there's a surprise at each turn of the page.  You will not believe what these animals get up to - they're DJs, they ice skate, they zip line, they box.  It makes for a fun read, full of laughter and surprises.  Can you think of a better way to learn your alphabet than through fun and laughter? 

Little Smiling Man is still a bit on the young side to be really into it, though he does keep grabbing at the pages so he must be somewhat interested.  Thankfully it's a sturdy board book, so it stands up to his attempts to take over our reading sessions! 

Mini Muffin loves it.  Simply loves it.  A typical reading goes something like this; I read the start of each page - "A is for acrobatic..."; then Mini Muffin chimes in - "Alligator!".  She's even learnt a few new animals through the process, such as the Officer Orangutan, and the Undercover Urchin.  A typical reading session that involves this book often includes at least two readings, if not more, and she has fun with it each time.

So, all in all, this is a kid's book we love - it's fun, educational, surprising and silly.  And, with a title and cover art that feature a breakdancing bear, how could you go wrong?  If you choose to search this one out, I hope your family loves it as much as mine does!