As a small child, learning to read and write, my most memorable books were those of Dr Seuss. The weird, colourful drawings, the catchy rhymes and all the strange characters (and I don’t mean the letters I couldn’t understand). So fond are my memories that as soon as I had children of my own I went and bought Cat in the Hat, Dr Seuss’s Sleep Book and others. Then I saw Dr Seuss’s ABC was available on CD. Do you think I could resist buying it?
 
It is a real winner. Not only is there everthing you’d expect from Dr Seuss but it is produced by Brøderbund in its Living Books series. These are another top quality production house, not on the scale of Disney, but with their own charm and simple, yet sophisticated, presentation. I first came across Living Books years ago with ‘Just Grandma and Me’, which came bundled with an early Apple CD player, and that is still as fresh today as it was then.
 
Dr Seuss’s ABC is real ‘edutainment’. All the wackiness of Dr Seuss, brought to life with animation, lots of hidden surprises and those great verses recited for children to learn and repeat. And they get to learn their letters into the bargain. It also comes with the original book so children don’t get completely alienated from printed matter. If you enjoyed Dr Seuss as a child, or even as an adult, you will love this as much as the children do and you can share in their enjoyment of discovering all the things those crazy creatures do.
 
Title: Dr Seuss’s ABC
Publisher: Living Books - Br√∏derbund/Random House
http://www.broderbund.com
Price: under £20
Availability: Mail order in UK from MacGold
Direct http://www.macgold.com or from Br√∏derbund web site
