A book review of a young children’s picture book teaching kids the alphabet in a fun way with a unique Floridian twist!
About My Florida ABC
Title: My Florida ABC
Author: Olya Ratnikova
Illustrator: Irina Lisichkina
Publisher: Independently published
Genre: Young children’s picture book
Book format reviewed: Paperback
Sweet Strawberries: 
Dewscription: Discover Florida from A to Z — in the most joyful way!
Take your little one on a sunny adventure through the Sunshine State with My ABC Florida — a bright, cheerful alphabet book filled with fun, Florida-themed words and charming illustrations.
From A for Alligator to Z for Zoo, each page introduces a new letter with colorful scenes that celebrate Florida’s nature, culture, and magic. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, this heartwarming book supports early learning through positive visuals, simple words, and a whole lot of sunshine.
Early letter recognition
Florida-themed vocabulary
Beautiful, vibrant artwork
Great for bedtime or classroom reading
A perfect gift for curious little explorers — whether you live in Florida or love it from afar!
*Free copy provided by author for review…
My review and thoughts on My Florida ABC
This is a very fun book for teaching children the alphabet with a Florida twist. This paperback is filled with matt pages of some very colourful illustrations and text and I absolutely love how fun all of the pages are. While there are a lot of books teaching kids the alphabet and some interesting words along the way, this book focuses on words that all describe an aspect of the US state of Florida.
©The Strawberry Post – Fun and colourful end pages
The book has some fun end pages which show the two extremes of weather in Florida before the rest of the book has a letter of the alphabet on one page, with a word and a picture showing that word on the rest of the page. The words are different from many you might expect in a typical ABC book, such as A is Alligator, B is Beach and C is Cape Canaveral. I love this Floridian twist on the classic ABC book and the pictures make it really fun to look at.
©The Strawberry Post
Each page has its own illustration with every image being so fun to look at. I love all of the detail in each picture and how vibrant the colours are. Many of the images are extra fun too, like the way the alligator is not just a typical looking alligator but one heading to the beach like a human, or the two different types of flamingo you can see in the picture under the letter F. I also like the different take on the image and word representing the letter X, which is very fun.
©The Strawberry Post
Overall, I really like this book and how different and unique it is. There are a lot of ABC books out there teaching kids the alphabet but most of them have generic words to learn. This book has some very different words and is especially great for teaching kids all about Florida and the things they can find there. A great ABC book I recommend.
Other books by Olya Ratnikova
-Read review – ABC by Olya Ratnikova & Julia Belenkova (Rick and Dan: The Secrets of Smart Behaviour)
-Read review – Rick and Dan: The Secrets of Smart Behaviour – Fire Safety Basics by Olya Ratnikova & Julia Belenkova (Rick and Dan: The Secrets of Smart Behaviour #2)
-Read review – Rick and Dan: The Secrets of Smart Behaviour – Road Academy by Olya Ratnikova & Julia Belenkova (Rick and Dan The Secrets of Smart Behaviour #1)
Other books teaching your children ABC and more
-Read review – My First Colours by Shirley Hughes
-Read review – The Shirley Hughes Treasury: Nursery Rhymes, Poems and Stories for the Very Young by Shirley Hughes
-Read review – All Around Me: A First Book of Childhood by Shirley Hughes
-Read review – ABC Cats by Lesléa Newman & Isabella Kung
What do you think of this book? Have you ever been to or lived in Florida? What words do you associate with Florida? Let me know what you think in the comments below 
