Alphabet Fun with Audrey Wood & Bruce Wood

Have fun with the letters of the alphabet with these colorful books by Audrey Wood. A handful of letter games to go Alphabet Mystery Book and Alphabet Adventure to teach your preschooler the letters of the alphabet.

Let’s get our alphabet fun started!

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Alphabet Books by Audrey Wood

As a mom and a teacher I’m always looking for ways for my children to learn their letters in a fun and creative way.  Audrey Wood and her son Bruce Wood created these adorable stories that do just that and inspire our minds to go on even more alphabet adventures. 

Imagine if your child is playing with letters and creating stories with them how easily it will be for them to remember which ones are which and how they are formed. 

Trust me they will even remember the difference between b,d, p and q while they manipulate and create with letters from these stories. 

In the first book, Alphabet Mystery , the “little letters” worked together to create their first word. I kept wondering what it would be like if, with the help of a couple of capital letters, they created a sentence. But what would their first sentence be?

The first sentence that my son wrote was on a birthday card to me. I recalled the emotional impact of that card when he simply wrote, ” I love you mom,” and then added some circles for hugs, and a few x’s for kisses. That’s where the idea began.

Do you remember your child’s first word they made?

Alphabet Rescue

Alphabet Adventure

Activities for the Alphabet Mystery and Alphabet Adventure by Audrey Wood and Bruce Wood

Here’s a fun activity to go along with the book.  Look for alphabet stickers or alphabet stamps to create this first activity. It’s great practice for alphabetical order too.

ALPHABET PENCILS

In the stories the letters are always traveling on pencils.  I love it, encouraging children to write!  We created our own pencil by taking stickers and drawing a pencils for them to sit upon on their journey.  Once she created her pencil and letters in order we cut it out and created a magnet out of it. 

Now every time my daughter finishes a writing project she can go hand it up at our pencil. 

ALPHABET STORY

Create your own alphabet story.  Discuss story elements  and have them come up with the problem and illustrate it  If they are able have them write the words if they aren’t quite ready you can always dictate for them to create their very own story book.

ALPHABET SORTING

Using letters have your child line up the letters in alphabetical order just like the story.

ALPHABET CARDS

Using the foam letters create your own alphabet cards. You can practice forming your own words or putting the letters in alphabet.

ALPHABET MATCHING

Using the Upper Case Letters and the Lower Case Letters have your create the letter cards and then work on finding a match.  They can line them up on pencils to re-inact the story. 

ALPHABET LETTERS WITH PICTURES

Have your child select items just like the letters did in the story that go with their letter sound.  Then draw the letters or trace the letters and have them illustrate each letter. 

ALPHABET SOUNDS

Using toys that represent each letter have your child sort them onto a letter strip or letter cards that match each letter sound. 

MISSING LETTER

Using the letters try to hide a letter and see if they can figure out which one is missing.  Using the letter cards they can match them up to see which one is missing or give them clues with beginning sounds.

MAKE YOUR OWN ALPHABET ISLAND or CASTLE

Using Materials around the house you can recreate alphabet island for your letters to live at and create their own stories.

Resources for Audrey Wood, Don Wood and Bruce Wood

• Audrey Wood Blog
• Audrey Wood Activities Clubhouse
• Printable Retelling of The Napping House
• Activities
• Printables Audrey Wood on FACEBOOKHere are some of our Favorite Books by Audrey Wood,  Don Wood and even Bruce Wood

Can’t wait to read their books.

Videos of Books by Don and Audrey Wood

Here are a few video clips.

• The Napping House
• Quiet as a Cricket
• Silly Sally
• The Little Mouse, The Big Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear

Now’s where the fun begins!  It’s time for you to share your favorite book by Audrey and/or Don Wood.

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