"Gabby is a charming children's picturebook about a young girl who is putting her books away, when suddenly a book tumbles out of her hands and its letters spill everywhere. As Gabby rearranges the letters, the things they spell out spring to life! First C-A-T spells a cat, then Gabby assembles F-I-S-H to give the cat a seafood meal, and then B-I-R-D creates a bird! But what is Gabby to do when the cat and the bird won't get along? A charming read-aloud story ideal for getting little ones interested in forming their own spelled-out words, Gabby includes a couple pages of fun word-related activities at the end. Highly recommended." (The Midwest Book Review, January 2013)
Gabby is a charming children s picturebook about a young girl who is putting her books away, when suddenly a book tumbles out of her hands and its letters spill everywhere. As Gabby rearranges the letters, the things they spell out spring to life! First C-A-T spells a cat, then Gabby assembles F-I-S-H to give the cat a seafood meal, and then B-I-R-D creates a bird! But what is Gabby to do when the cat and the bird won t get along? A charming read-aloud story ideal for getting little ones interested in forming their own spelled-out words, Gabby includes a couple pages of fun word-related activities at the end. Highly recommended. (The Midwest Book Review, January 2013)"
Joyce Grant is a freelance journalist actively involved in literacy. She is the editor of Getting Kids Reading, a non-profit website that works to stimulate a love of reading in children.
Jan Dolby studied Fine Art at the University of Guelph. She illustrated the picture book Jig, Jiggle, Sneeze. Jan lives in the Toronto area.