[.ca] ABC Block Books (ISBN 0811824748)

From Amazon.com:
There's nothing like spending an afternoon building towers and bridges with blocks. On the other hand, curling up with a good book is nothing to sneeze at, either. So how about... building towers with board-book blocks! This splendid box o' blocks is filled with 26 chunky little board books (what a great idea!), one for each letter of the alphabet. Each spread of the five-page minibooks displays a word ("alligator," "ball," "car") with its corresponding tiny, adorable picture. Stacked on top of one another, these alphabetical "bricks" (just the right size for small hands) will build a fine wall of words. A sturdy 6.25-by-6.5-inch cardboard carrying case allows budding builders and bookworms to carry their literary treasure wherever they go. Susan Estelle Kwas paints simple miniature images with enough delicate detail to measure up to demanding young eyes. Every book is a delight--building a vocabulary has never been such fun! (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter

great idea:
There is not much more to add to all these positive reviews...but I just wanted to raise and wave my hand...these are awesome. My daughter is fascinated with these in every respect. She loves taking them in and out of the box, stacking them, and she loves the time that we spend together reading these. She got them early and added a few chew marks to them, but they are strong thick and it didn't phase them at all. I can tell that these are going to last and last, both in durability and in her enjoyment of them. Two thumbs up!

The BEST toy out there!:
My daughter got these as a gift and it's the BEST toy she has - and she has LOTS! She LOVES them and from 12- 26 months, she's enjoyed them - and she's not done yet! They're a great learning tool and the kids love to stack them because they're great blocks too! I started noticing that when other kids would come over, even the 3 year olds - they went straight for these books! Now it's my signature baby shower present. I gave away 3 last year. Worth every dime!

One of the best purchases we made:
this is one of the best purchases we have made. these books have really helped increase her vocabulary. At 15 mos she can say at least 50 words and recognize the pictures to go with them. The books are small enough for her hands to hold. I would buy these as a gift for anyone. She started using them at 7mos. and at 15mos still loves them.

Great book set and teaching tool!:
We were given this set of books as a gift for our son when he was a little over 1 yr old. He's 3 now and still loves them. He started out just chewing on them or stacking them. But soon he was lining them up in order. Then we started spelling small words with them and he caught on fast. He's three and reading now and still loves these books as stacking toys, reading material or as letter blocks. They are tough and have lasted through lots of use. We have had to tape a few back together because no board book survives that much love (clear packing tape works best). But I can take the maintenance given what he's gotten out of them. This is a great gift!

FABULOUS:
the images are really great. These little books are perfect for your child to hold on their own. great for all ages