This book is told from the point of view of a set of lower case letters and they end up saving the day putting out a fire at the alphabet factory. Along the way the letters have to rebuild an old fire truck, help other letters clean off a very dirty car and save an animal form a tree. I really like this book because the drawings play a critical part in telling the story and there is a need to pay attention, just like Into the Forest by Anthony Browne. This book has a lot value for discussing topics such as well written picture books, jobs, and of course letters.
This book would be great for discussing the daily jobs of a firefighter, as well as other jobs in the community. With younger children it would be great for talking about letter sounds and the differences between upper and lower case letters. This book is also a great example of how important it is to pay attention to the illustrations, because when the letters are looking for way to put the fire truck together the different letters are next to things that start with their letter. For example, the K is by a set of keys, the T is by a set of tires and the O by an oil can. Without paying attention to these illustrations these extensions of the plot would be lost.
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