Our Story

Alphabet Friends began life in 2008 as animal-shaped letters called Alphabet Safari.

These cute animals became hand-stitched wall hangings which graced many children’s bedrooms and nurseries around the world.

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Several years passed before fresh animals were introduced. These animals were actually shaped into the letter they began with. So, the letter 'O' became an octopus rather than a lion. The letter 'A', formerly a giraffe, became an armadillo! The letters took on a new life as characters in their very own stories. They had adventures, learned important life lessons along the way and became best friends with some of the other characters. Alphabet Safari became Alphabet Friends, and the books seemed to write themselves. The wonderfully talented illustrator, Amurtha Godage, brought the Alphabet Friends characters to life in her unique style of watercolour. And the Children's book series was born.

Reading & Literacy

Children of all ages love Alphabet Friends.

Toddlers enjoy listening to the stories read aloud. They are engaged by the humorous tales and the beautiful illustrations, as well as absorb the important moral of the story. They also love to answer the questions in the story and share their opinions.

Children who are becoming curious about letters and words, find something beyond the illustrations to follow along. The letter that each books features has a subtle change in font so young readers-to-be can delight in recognizing it in so many words. They can be also notice different letter combinations, to begin blending and segmenting many different words. Throughout the story, new words are introduced to improve vocabulary.

Early readers can advance their reading skills, becoming more fluid and confident. The font change for each book’s feature letter assists recognition and decoding, and there is just enough the word repetition to enhance familiarity without boredom. The engaging stories ensure children keep reading to the end.

Children with speech and language difficulties benefit from repetition of the sound that is their personal challenge, in a story that will seem tailored especially for them. The direct questions asked of the readers aid conversation and enhance fluidity and confidence.

We have plans to bring the three-dimensional characters to life as soft toys and you will soon be able to order personalized books with your child’s name as the character.

Happy reading!

Genevieve