A Colorful Journey Through the Land of Talking Letters: Letters A to Z and their basic sounds : Mom-Ba Books : 9780615386430 : 0615386431 : 15 Nov 2010 : When it comes to reading, "The Alphabet Song" can only take you so far. The twenty-six letters of the alphabet make a variety of sounds, depending on which words they comprise, often leading to confusion for beginning readers. Now there's a phonics tool to ease the introduction to reading: A Colorful Journey Through the Land of Talking Letters. Penned by a lifelong language-lover who was in search of a book to help teach her granddaughter to read, the stories in this illustrated volume star a charming cast of animated letters who incorporate a handful of simple rules to teach their different sounds. From "Ahoy! My name is A!" to "Zelda the Zebra," each fun ditty will make learning to read a snap. School teachers, parents, and anyone else who has ever struggled with teaching their little ones the ins and outs of the English language ar