Matthew A. B. C. Book

Matthew A.B.C by Peter Catalanotto is about the twenty-five students in a Kindergarten classroom whose names are all the same, but last names each start with a different letter of the alphabet. The principal is unsure how the teacher keeps up with which student is which, so the teacher explains to the principal what she remembers each student by. The principal then introduces a new student to the classroom that fits in perfectly by adding the letter they were missing to their alphabetical last names. I would use this book in my future classroom to help my students further develop their phonics and alphabet knowledge. I would also use this book in my future classroom to start a discussion about how everyone is unique.