AlphaPets facts for kids
Alphapets is a cool series of books for kids that came out in the early 1990s. These books were created by Ruth Lerner Perle, Deborah Colvin Borgo, Judy Blankenship, and Richard Max Kolding. They are a bit like the Sweet Pickles books. In the Alphapets series, each letter of the alphabet has its own book. And guess what? An animal represents each letter!
Every story in the series is packed with words and objects that start with the special letter of that book. For example, if it's the 'J' book, you'll find lots of 'J' words. At the end of each book, there's a special page with words. This helps readers practice finding letters and words.
Each story usually follows a similar pattern. The animal characters each have a unique personality trait. This trait helps build the story and teaches the reader a lesson. For instance, in Justin's Just Joking, Justin loves to play jokes on his friends, which makes them sad. By the end of the book, his friends play a joke on him. This helps Justin understand how his jokes made others feel. These books are great for young readers, usually from Preschool up to 3rd grade.
Meet the Alphapets Characters!
Each letter of the alphabet has its own special animal character in the Alphapets series. These animals often have names and personalities that start with their letter!
- Aa - Albert the Absent-minded Alligator
- Bb - Bradley the Brave Bear
- Cc - Connie the Cuddly Cat
- Dd - Delilah the Demanding Duck
- Ee - Emmy the Exaggerating Elephant
- Ff - Fenton the Fearful Frog
- Gg - Gertie the Grungy Goat
- Hh - Herbie the Happy Hamster
- Ii - Ivy the Impatient Iguana
- Jj - Justin the Joking Jackal
- Kk - Katy the Kind Koala
- Ll - Lizzy the Lazy Lamb
- Mm - Monty the Mimicking Mouse
- Nn - Nelly the Naughty Newt
- Oo - Ollie the Obedient Ostrich
- Pp - Perry the Polite Porcupine
- Qq - Queenie the Quiet Quail
- Rr - Rupert the Resourceful Rhinoceros
- Ss - Sylvester the Stubborn Squirrel
- Tt - Tina the Truthful Tiger
- Uu - Una the Unhappy Unicorn
- Vv - Vinnie the Vocal Vulture
- Ww - Wendy the Wise Woodchuck
- Xx - Xavier the X-ploring Xenops
- Yy - Yori the Yucky Yak
- Zz - Ziggy the Zippy Zebra
The Alphapets Book Collection
There's a book for each letter of the alphabet, featuring its special animal character. These stories are designed to be fun and teach a lesson at the same time.
- A - Albert's Special Day
- B - Bradley and The Great Swamp Mystery
- C - Connie, Come Home
- D - Delilah's Delightful Dream
- E - Emmy, You're The Greatest
- F - Fenton and the Magic Bag
- G - Gertie's Great Gifts
- H - Herbie's Happy Day
- I - Ivy Can't Wait
- J - Justin's Just Joking
- K - Katy's Surprise
- L - Lizzy at Last
- M - Monty See Monty Do
- N - Nelly, That's Not Nice
- O - Ollie's Folly
- P - Perry's Not So Perfect Day
- Q - Queenie's Secret
- R - Rupert to the Rescue
- S - Sylvester and the Sand Castle
- T - Tina Tells the Truth
- U - Una Cheers Us Up
- V - Vinnie Takes a Bow
- W - Wendy's Clubhouse
- X - Xavier and the Laughing Xoxos
- Y - Yori and Yetta
- Z - Ziggy and the Zig-Zag Race
Besides the main alphabet books, there are also four extra books. These books feature many of the Alphapets characters and teach about other important topics:
- Take One Home Free - This book helps kids learn about subtracting numbers.
- Money Doesn't Grow on Trees - A story that teaches about saving money and how to earn it.
- And One More Makes Ten - This book is all about counting and adding numbers.
- Way to Go, Albert! - This story helps children learn how to tell time.
