First ABC

Readers get a hands-on approach to the alphabet in one of two interactive titles launching the My First Touch and Trace line. Capital and lower-case letters appear at the top of each page, with arrows and dots (which signal starting and stopping points) demonstrating how to write each letter; the capitals are slightly recessed, a smart and subtle way to keep tiny tracing fingers on track. Below, flaps highlight photographs of animals and objects that begin with the letters (“Bb is for balloons. Bb is for bear”). A clever, handy alphabet primer. Simultaneously available: Count 123. Up to age 3. (Sept.)