Matthew A.B.C.

A brief summary:
As unbelievable as it sounds, all 25 students in Mrs. Tuttle's class are named Matthew and their last names begin with every letter except Z. While the principal doesn't understand how she keeps track of who is who, Mrs. Tuttle thinks it is simple. You see, "Matthew A. is extremely affectionate" and "Matthew B. loves Band-Aids." All 25 students are very special to Mrs. Tuttle as she sees what makes each one unique. One day, Principal Nozzet tells Mrs. Tuttle she has a new student, Matthew Z., and would you believe - the boy loves zippers.

My personal reaction:
I think this is a very charming book that is sure to make students chuckle as they read about the various Matthews and their unique quirks. While it is a rather show more silly story , I do think it teaches the idea that each student has their own unique qualities that make them who they are. I have trouble knowing what age group I would share this book with because it seems to be at the level of kindergarten but I think students at this age would have issues understanding some of the alliteration used in the book like, "Matthew P. is perpetually perplexed."

A couple of uses:
- I could use this book as a mentor text for having students write their own alphabet books.
- I could read this book in order to introduce tier 2 words such as, "perplexed," "incognito," and "fiercely."

Genre:
alphabet book

Media:
watercolor show less

I liked the goofy humor of this story and as a teacher I really liked the idea of 25 kids with the same name. While 25 would be unimaginable, I've seen classes with 3 or 4 and it's tough.

This clever teacher has no problem telling her students apart, even though all 26 are named Matthew. She notices something special about each one: Matthew A. is Affectionate, Matthew B. loves Band-Aids, and Matthew C. has Cowlicks (funny spots where his hair sticks up). We learned lots of new words with this story! Personal favorite: Matthew N. is Nearly Naked!

Mrs. Tuttle has a class of 25 students who are all named Matthew. The principal wonders how she can tell them all apart, but learns that each has a last initial corresponding to a letter of the alphabet and also to a trait of theirs. For example, Matthew A. is very affectionate and Matthew B. loves band-aids. When a new student joins the class, he is just what was needed - Matthew Z. who wears lots of zippers.

This book was so cute! It showed that even though the teacher's students were all named Matthew, she could tell them apart for their special reasons! This would be a great book to teach ABCs because each Matthew has something to match their personality that starts with each letter of the alphabet!

Summary:
It's an ABC book.Mrs. T. distinguishes the 25 Matthews in her kindergarten by associating the first letter of each boy's last name with one of his attributes. Each student has a unique last name and each page was based on what that student's last name is to create a related sentence with a picture.

Genre:
It's a contemporary realistic book without a evident plot since the whole book is to introduce every student in the class.

Critiques:
It is a nice book to teach students different words in a interesting and funny way.
The medium of this book is paint and ink and the images of this book is full of imagination.

Common on use:
As a nice ABC book, it's very good for teacher and parents to read aloud to pre-school students.

Great Book! One of my new favorties for sure! This book is great for teachers to teach their kids who are learning ABC and the kids will enjoy because it isn't your typical ABC book.