Summer reading club has ended for us but that doesn’t mean that I’ve let up on finding new and engaging books for my girls to enjoy. Our latest find from Sleeping Bear Press, Kay Kay’s Alphabet Safari, turned out to be a big hit with all the kids.
Unlike some alphabet books where each page is simply a letter and drawing or sentence of a corresponding item, in Kay Kay’s Alphabet Safari there is an actual story that showcases the animals A-Z. This ‘big kid’ take on an alphabet book made Kay Kay’s Alphabet Safari the perfect book to engage both my 4-year-old who was listening, and my 6-year-old who was helping to read. (FYI the intended ages are 6-9 years.)
The book begins with the children at the Star of Hope School showing their new school building to their friend Kay Kay. Kay Kay immediately decides that the walls are too white and bare. He decides to paint animals from A-Z on the walls for the children.
The story continues as Kay Kay sets out on his walk (safari) to think about the animals he will paint for each letter. Along the way he sees many of his animal friends like Quagga, Porcupine, Giraffe, Nyala, and even Zebra.
The book has some great extras at the end including a “Say it in Swahili!” page where you can learn some Swahili words and phrases. There is also a map of Africa which shows where Bungoma, Kenya is located.
Sandwiched in between these there is some information about the Star of Hope School, which I really enjoyed finding out was an actual place in Bungoma, Kenya. Even more fascinating for my 6-year-old was to discover that the Kay Kay from the book was based on an actual person (Amos) in Bungoma who has been helping to paint the walls of the Star of Hope School for the children.
If you’d like to learn more about the beautiful smiling faces of the children at the Star of Hope orphanage you can visit their website www.StarOfHopeCentre.org!
Kay Kay’s Alphabet Safari :: $15.99 hardcover
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A SIMPLE GIVEAWAY!!
Two (2) theSIMPLEmoms readers will win a copy of Kay Kay’s Alphabet Safari from Sleeping Bear Press! Here’s how to enter:
Mihaela Day
August 28, 2014 at 11:59 pmMy kids would love Digger and Daisy go on a picnic
kara kjellman
August 28, 2014 at 11:44 pmMy kids would enjoy the book “Digger and Daisy Go On a Picnic”
Fiona N
August 28, 2014 at 10:11 pmI also would love to have “The Best Summer Ever” book!
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Marilyn Nawara
August 28, 2014 at 10:02 pmI would like to get the book – Rags Hero Dog of WW1
Melinda Stephens
August 28, 2014 at 8:40 pmRags: Hero Dog of WWI looks like a very good book.
karen
August 28, 2014 at 8:26 pmDigger and Daisy go on a picnic would be a great addition.
wendi watson
August 28, 2014 at 7:34 pmi think i would like the Digger and Daisy duo seems like its a good brother sister kind of lesson to get along
Amy Garner
August 28, 2014 at 6:57 pmFrog Saves the Day!
Alicia C
August 28, 2014 at 6:27 pmI’m amazed at the amount of great books they have! I really like: Rudy Rides the Rails: A Depression Era Story.
Kaitlin
August 28, 2014 at 5:46 pmI would get the Frog Saves the Day.
Jenny Q.
August 28, 2014 at 5:19 pmI like frog saves the day.
Lisa R
August 28, 2014 at 5:13 pmI like Frog Saves the Day. Kids love frogs
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Christina Anne
August 28, 2014 at 4:55 pm“The Town that Fooled the British: A War of 1812 Story” looks like a really interesting book:)
susan smoaks
August 28, 2014 at 4:29 pmi want to get the The Legend of Mackinac Island: 10th Anniversary Edition w/ DVD
Anne N
August 28, 2014 at 4:17 pmMy kids would like First Day at Zoo School.
jakell meckley
August 28, 2014 at 3:16 pmDigger and Daisy Go On a Picnic
Darlene Owen
August 28, 2014 at 3:14 pmI also like the Digger and Daisy Go to the Zoo book
Marcia Goss
August 28, 2014 at 2:12 pmI would like to have Memoirs of a Hamster for my grandson.
Megan B.
August 28, 2014 at 2:07 pmI would love Digger and Daisy Go to the Zoo.
Pam
August 28, 2014 at 1:43 pmI would love to read First Day at Zoo School with my niece.
Peggy Johnson
August 28, 2014 at 1:32 pmDigger and Daisy go to the zoo.
Melanie Comello
August 28, 2014 at 12:40 pmI would love the The Legend of Mackinac Island: 10th Anniversary Edition w/ DVD for my little girl 🙂
wendy rozema
August 28, 2014 at 11:30 amFrog Saves the Day
by EVE BUNTING
shayne livingston
August 28, 2014 at 10:41 amdigger and daisy would be great!
Melanie Montgomery
August 28, 2014 at 9:52 amI also like P is for Pirate.
Debby Chandler
August 28, 2014 at 9:52 amI like the book Digger and Daisy Go to the Zoo
Candace
August 28, 2014 at 9:25 amI would also like the book Little Georgia.
THRansom
August 28, 2014 at 9:06 amMy daughter and son would love the P is for Pirate: A Pirate Alphabet
Diana Hatch
August 28, 2014 at 8:44 amDigger and Daisy go on a Picnic looks fun
mia
August 28, 2014 at 7:03 amP is for pirate!!!!!! Looks awesome.
carol gentry
August 28, 2014 at 1:44 amFirst Day at Zoo School .
Allie
August 27, 2014 at 10:12 pmI like Digger and Daisy go to the zoo
Brenda Elsner
August 27, 2014 at 5:27 pmMy boys would love the Frog and friends books.
Ed
August 27, 2014 at 3:19 pmDiary of an American Kid!
Patricia E.
August 27, 2014 at 10:33 amDeck the Walls A Wacky Christmas Carol.
Helga/billsn beaks
August 27, 2014 at 12:02 amI like frog saves the day.
Jacquelyn Cannon
August 26, 2014 at 11:26 pmI would like to have the First Day At Zoo School.
julie moore
August 26, 2014 at 10:31 pmthe best summer ever sounds fun
Casey Everidge
August 26, 2014 at 10:07 pmi like the book The Frog Saves the Day.
Kathy Donovan-Ellis
August 26, 2014 at 9:25 pmMy grandson and I love to read together. I think he would really enjoy First Day at Zoo School.
xty cruz
August 26, 2014 at 9:19 pmI would love the Digger and Daisy Go to the Zoo.
carolyn d
August 26, 2014 at 9:04 pmThe Legend of Mackinac Island sounds interesting. Thanks!
Teresa Thompson
August 26, 2014 at 5:24 pmI like Digger and Daisy Go to the Zoo.
Leela
August 25, 2014 at 4:55 pmThe Best Summer Ever.
anne perry
August 25, 2014 at 1:31 pmId oike Frog saves the day.
victoria lynch
August 24, 2014 at 2:24 pmI would love to read with my son and daughter. A cookie with Santa, I can see us this year making cookies and then reading the book while we are eating the cookies we made.
Linda G.
August 24, 2014 at 1:47 pmMy grandson loves books, I think he would also enjoy Frog Saves The Day.
carol
August 24, 2014 at 11:38 amI like Digger and Daisy Go to the Zoo because my grandkids love animals and the zoo
lori Walker
August 24, 2014 at 10:30 amI like the book Rags: Hero Dog of WWI
Angela saver
August 23, 2014 at 10:44 pmWould love to Frog Saves the Day! Looks really cute!
Nicole Lancaster
August 23, 2014 at 9:12 pmI would love to add the Colors Of Me and D is for Desert: A World Deserts Alphabet books to my home library.
Erin
August 23, 2014 at 10:24 amhttp://sleepingbearpress.com/shop/show/11522
Taryn T.
August 23, 2014 at 9:35 amI think my little girl would love Digger and Daisy go on a Picnic!
heather
August 23, 2014 at 12:56 amI would love P for Pirate here in our house.
Deanna Middendorf
August 21, 2014 at 9:28 pmFrog Saves the Day looks great.
Natalie S
August 21, 2014 at 1:27 pmAlso loving Frog Saves the Day
jodi
August 21, 2014 at 1:24 pmDigger and Daisy Go to the Zoo
Kimberly Schotz
August 21, 2014 at 11:44 amI also like P is for Pirate
Talia
August 20, 2014 at 11:35 pmMy son’s on a dinosaur kick, so he’d like “D is for Dinosaur: A Prehistoric Alphabet”.
Kaycee @ My Crafty Zoo
August 20, 2014 at 11:27 amWe’re just starting our baby’s library, so many books to get for baby! Would love to have the Digger and Daisy books!
Nancy
August 19, 2014 at 8:24 pmI also like First Day at Zoo School.
Angela
August 19, 2014 at 12:41 pmI like the Frog Saves the Day
Nannypanpan
August 19, 2014 at 9:00 amI Ike s is for shamrock an Ireland alphabet
beth
August 18, 2014 at 2:31 pmDigger and Daisy go on a picnic
Masooma
August 18, 2014 at 12:38 pmMy son is really into pirates these days so he would love P is for Pirate: A Pirate’s Alphabet book!
Kristen
August 18, 2014 at 1:14 amI’d like to read Rags: Hero Dog of WWI.
Alicia
August 17, 2014 at 3:17 pmThis would be great to add to our little one’s library…Maestro Stu Saves the Zoo
shana
August 17, 2014 at 10:52 amD is for Dinosaur: A Prehistoric Alphabet
Audra O'Hara
August 17, 2014 at 8:44 amMy daughter would also like A Wish to be a Christmas tree by Colleen Monroe.
Heather B
August 16, 2014 at 10:16 pmMy son is very in to pirates lately I would love to read P is for Pirates with him!
Kathy Detweiler
August 16, 2014 at 8:45 pmI’d love to add Rags: Hero Dog of WWI to our library
Melissa Stover
August 16, 2014 at 6:38 pmWould love Little Dance for my daughter and Little Indiana for my son 🙂
Jennifer Tilson
August 16, 2014 at 2:07 pmI’d love to add H is for Hockey and He’s Been a Monster All Day.
Robyn
August 16, 2014 at 12:56 amThe book “He’s been a monster all day”, sounds really cute!
Sindy Murray
August 15, 2014 at 11:39 pmI would love to read the P is for pirate for my kids!
Jessica H.
August 15, 2014 at 11:27 pmI think my girls would love to read the Westward Journeys. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
Marci
August 15, 2014 at 8:44 pmMy daughter would like A is for Aloha!
Patricia
August 15, 2014 at 4:42 pmWe would love The Best Summer Ever.
stacy
August 14, 2014 at 11:46 pmthe frog and friends best summer ever looks cute
julie
August 14, 2014 at 10:44 pmI would like to add first day at zoo school. This is something my daughter would love to read.
Linda Bradshaw
August 14, 2014 at 8:07 pmI would like to have the Digger and Daisy Go to the Zoo for my grandkids.
Janet W.
August 14, 2014 at 3:19 pmI’d love to have Digger and Daisy Go to the Zoo and add that to our home collection!
D Schmidt
August 14, 2014 at 1:40 pmVisited the site and I really like Digger and Daisy Go On a Picnic by JUDY YOUNG
latanya
August 14, 2014 at 1:16 pmFrog Saves the Day
Kimberly Bauer
August 14, 2014 at 12:08 pmI would love to add the First Day at Zoo School.
Erin Ellis
August 14, 2014 at 10:56 amI would love to add Digger and Daisy Go to the Zoo to our home library. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin