The Pre-Reading Alphabet: Collection One: Stories, Letters, and Sounds for Learning to Read (The Pre-Reading Alphabet: Stories, Letters, and Sounds for Learning to Read)

What if a child’s first encounter with the alphabet felt less like a lesson and more like a story?

“The Pre-Reading Alphabet: Collection One” invites preschoolers and early kindergarteners to discover the letters A, M, S, T, P, and I through six gentle, beautifully illustrated stories filled with nature, imagination, sound, and wonder.

Rather than beginning with drills or worksheets, each story introduces one letter through memorable characters, rich language, repeating sounds, and illustrations that encourage children to notice the letter’s shape and sound naturally.

Inside this collection, children will explore:

• A through The Amber Apple Tree

• M through The Misty Mountain

• S through The Sleepy Snake

• T through Tilly and the Train Tracks

• P through Papa Bear’s Picnic

• I through The Isle of Icicles

The stories may be read in any order and revisited as often as a child wishes.

At the back of the book, each letter is paired with an optional Learning Journey designed to gently extend the story through sound play, movement, discussion, drawing, letter recognition, tracing, and simple hands-on exploration.

Perfect for:

• preschoolers and early kindergarteners

• children preparing to learn to read

• homeschool and home learning

• read-aloud time

• gentle early phonics

• parents and caregivers looking for a story-first approach to literacy

The Pre-Reading Alphabet helps children become familiar with letters and sounds while preserving the joy, imagination, and curiosity that belong at the beginning of learning to read.

Read the stories. Notice the sounds. Follow your child’s curiosity.

A gentle beginning to a lifelong love of reading.