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A to Z [Board book]

Sandra Boynton (Author, Illustrator)
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October 11, 1984 1 and up
Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. These whimsical and hilarious books, featuring nontraditional texts and her famous animal characters, have been printed on thick board pages, and are sure to educate and entertain children of all ages.

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Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. These whimsical and hilarious books, featuring nontraditional texts and her famous animal characters, have been printed on thick board pages, and are sure to educate and entertain children of all ages.

About the Author

Sandra Boynton is a popular American humorist, songwriter, children’s author, and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated more than forty books for both children and adults, as well as more than four thousand greeting cards and four music albums. She has designed—for various companies—calendars, wallpaper, bedding, stationery, paper goods, clothing, jewelry, and plush toys.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  • Board book: 14 pages
  • Publisher: Little Simon (October 11, 1984)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0671493175
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671493172
  • Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Sandra Boynton is a popular American humorist, songwriter, children's author and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated more than forty books for both children and adults, as well as over four thousand greeting cards, and four music albums. Although she does not license her characters to be redrawn or adapted, she has herself designed???for various companies???calendars, wallpaper, bedding, stationery, paper goods, clothing, jewelry, and plush toys.

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87 of 117 people found the following review helpful
By Jeff
Format:Board book
A to Z has a big problem in my opinion. It is a very simple children's book with some very cute illustrations of animals (A to Z). Each animal is engaged in an action that also begins with the first letter of it's name (e.g. Kangaroos Kissing). There are lots of made up animals, I'm assuming to account for the rarity of animals beginning with "Q" and "X" etc. The part that I don't like is the fictitious "Uglybirds" whose action is simply "Being Ugly". The illustration that goes along with this so-called ugliness is very disturbing. The "Uglybirds" have atypical bird features that seem intentional. They are green and purple, and have messed up feathers and big bulging eyes and are very "Different" from the "normal" birds in this and other books. Upon reading this, my wife and I agreed that we would never repeat this section while reading to our daughter. Although I do intend on teaching my daughter about ugliness (Racism, Violence, contempt, etc.). I think that it is a quality that shouldn't be used to describe physical appearance. When my daughter encounters a person who is physically unusual, I hope that I have instilled in her the values to disregard what others might find "Ugly". I know that some might think that I'm overanalyzing such an innocent entry in a child's book, I think that parents need to be more careful about the messages that they are sending about ugliness.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great book which my son loves to read. It teaches him his ABC's plus the pictures are great. We have almost all of Sandra Boynton's book collection. Highly recommend it.
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14 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Thanks for the giggles October 29, 1997
By A Customer
Format:Board book
Sandra Boynton's brightly color books have rhymed their way into our family's heart- and this is one of her classics. We can recite most of her bouncy upbeat board books without even opening them. If I could meet this author, I would throw my arms around her and thank her for the millions of giggles her whimsical books have brought to my children.
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Sandra's Books are Great!
Our kids and many other kids I know, love this line of books. They are a great size, durable, and enjoyable for all to read. Read more
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This book is great. My 1 year old daughter loves it. It's a great idea to make books that are tough to resist kids' play time.
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The book itself is good - just came in a pretty beat up condition - should have opted for NEW
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Cute until you get to letter U
My children (ages 2 and 1) absolutely adore Boynton books, such as "Snuggle Puppy" and "The Going to Bed Book". Read more
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Adorable book for young children. Teaches the alphabet in an educational, fun manner using a lot of age appropriate pictures. Read more
Published on December 17, 2009 by L. Wieland
Quick, short book
A very short alphabet book, with each letter illustrated by an adjective-noun pair. The animals get a little weird at the end of the book (xylo xylophoning? Uglybird being ugly? Read more
Published on June 24, 2008 by Ulyyf
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A wonderful alphabet book for babies and toddlers, amusingly written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton!
Published on December 5, 2007 by Dr. Denise Levine
Another pefect one
My 3yr old absolutely adores this book!!Its so much fun reading with him and having a book that is teaching him while he's having fun. Read more
Published on July 6, 2007 by Jennifer O'neil
Daughter likes it !
Our daughter at age 3 is obsessed with the alphabet and gets a kick out of this book, she loves the pictures and silliness.
Published on April 6, 2007 by Skinny V
rhymes don't capture my kids' attention
my 15mo twin boys are not interested in this book at all. i rated it 3 stars hoping they WILL eventually like this book, but if they don't i'm going to try the dr. seuss one.
Published on May 20, 2006 by engk916
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