Z is for Zamboni: A Hockey Alphabet (Alphabet Books) by Matt M. Napier
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Book Reviews of Z is for Zamboni: A Hockey Alphabet (Alphabet Books)
Book Review: Cute book for hockey lovers-to-be
Summary: 4 Stars
This board book goes through the entire alphabet, giving each letter it's own page and it's own hockey term or reference. The terms touch on the game of hockey itself and the history of the sport. However, I was a little disappointed in a few of the references.
There are some that are so old, obscure, or nonsensical that parents may not even know what it means or who the person is (e.g. "Y is for two glorious Canadian Years-- the Summit Series and the Salt Lake Games"; huh?) More than a few are just plain unimaginative. And there are plenty of terms I would like to have seen in the book but didn't. There's no Playoffs, no Faceoff, no Net. It refers to the Stanley Cup as "Lord Stanley's Cup" (putting it under the letter L) which is technically correct but isn't how it's really referred to.
Also, the writing is iffy at best. Nothing rhymes or has any sort of rhythm whatsoever, and at times really isn't even grammatically structured very well.
Overall, though, even though it doesn't sound like it, I do like the book. Most of my dislikes are nitpicky. It's a cute book, especially for the hockey fan who wants to get their kid into it the sport as well. It's a fun and educational read.
Book Review: Avoid the Board Book - Get the Full Book Instead
Summary: 4 Stars
The board book very of the book pales in comparison to the full version. Sometimes board books are edited to keep the main story and essence of the book intact. Sometimes they are not. Not only does this board book understandably leave out all the interesting facts on each of the pages to save space, it also less understandably contains only 2 lines of the 4 line rhyme for each letter. With only 2 lines, guess what? it doesn't even rhyme. At first my spouse thought maybe it didn't rhyme because it was originally a Canadian book and was translated from French. (lol!) Here's an example, for the letter F, the board book has only "F is for the Forward who likes to skate quite fast". The full book continues with "He loves to pass as well as shoot to score a goal at last." The book is so much richer with the all four lines for each letter. The board book has the same beautiful pictures as the original, but without only 2 of the four main lines for each letter, it really misses something including the rhyme. We are now happily the owners of the full book, which has let us know how much we were missing, and the board book will be moving on to the discard pile.Book Review: Good "beginner" glossary for young hockey fans
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a decent beginner book for young hockey fans. I would've used different words for a couple of the letters, but overall it is a good book. This is not a glossary, as I originally expected, but instead incorporates some history and legendary players. We take our 19-month-old son to quite a few PENS games, and this helps to pass time at intermissions.Book Review: Great purchase
Summary: 4 Stars
My husband is a huge hockey fan and loves reading this book to our daughter. Some of the references seem a little dated, but that's just my opinion - the book is still creatively written. I'm really glad that we added it to our book collection.