If Rocks Could Sing

If Rocks Could Sing: A Discovered Alphabet by Leslie McGuirk

2011

     If Rocks Could Sing is a very special alphabet book.  The author, Leslie McGuirk, spent years combing the beaches of Florida collecting, not shells, but rocks shaped like letters.  The result is a very memorable alphabet book that will amaze young readers and adults alike with the shapes of the rocks.  As if it weren't enough to find the letters, there are also the rocks that accompany the alphabetized nouns, like the tiny dog, or the elephant, or the ghosts:

      

and the nose:

   
     This is a great gift for young kids and cool enough to keep on the coffee table.