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Random Hockey Book of the Week, Week 8: Hockey ABC for Kids

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Random Hockey Book of the Week, Week 8: Hockey ABC for Kids

Week 8: Hockey ABC, from the My First NHL Book series. Only a few shopping days left until Christmas, so this week we are going back to the well and offering up a kids book.

One of Christopher Jordan's My First NHL Books

This is not just any old kids book, but one of Christopher Jordan's "My First NHL Book" series. Like all the books in the series, this is a board book, so it is nice and thick and sturdy to stand up to your little enforcer's punishment.

Alphabet, Shapes, Numbers, Colors

Hockey ABC is, as you might have guessed, about the alphabet. Other books in the series focus on shapes, numbers, animals, colors and more.

For Future Lil' Fools

Whenever Mrs. Fulery and I start adding lil' fools to the world, these will definitely be on our list.

An Introduction to the Game

What better way to introduce your child to the action-packed world of hockey than through a new series of books aimed at the youngest of hockey fans? Published with the NHL and the NHLPA, this great series introduces essential early concepts through the fun and entertaining world of hockey.

From Arenas to Zambonis

Count players, sticks, and Stanley Cups; explore the colours of the rainbow through team logos and sweaters; look for familiar shapes amongst pucks, scoreboards and nets, and work your way through an alphabet that includes everything, from Arenas to Zambonis.

That description comes from Amazon.

Shapes, numbers, animals and colors are handled by the other books in the series, so the alphabet gets a volume of its own.

Read it for the hockey. This journal explains how the sport works; it does not predict results and does not sell anything. Where a number is not publicly checkable we say so instead of inventing one.

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