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ABC Yummy [Hardcover]

Lisa Jahn-Clough (Author)
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Book Description

3 and up
Eat your way through the alphabet, from Alicia's Appetizing Asparagus to Zoe's Zesty Zucchini! With her bright, energetic illustrations, Lisa Jahn-Clough takes us through the alphabet, linking fruits, and vegetables, by tongue-twisting alliteration, to all twenty-six letters. This charming alphabet book, with its cheerful depictions of girls and boys, is an ideal showcase for Lisa Jahn-Clough's exuberant illustrations.

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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K. Like the many edibles depicted, this small alphabet book will appeal to some tastes and leave others cold. The text is an alliterative list of children's names linked with a variety of familiar and exotic fruits and vegetables. From "Alicia's appetizing asparagus" to "Zoe's zesty zucchini," each small page holds a dark bordered square that contains an oversized food item and one, two, or more capering kids. The text appears along the outside edges of the border, sometimes along the bottom and outer edge, other times beginning along the gutter and continuing along the top of the picture. Initial letters are printed in red to emphasize their importance. Jahn-Clough's illustrations have the look of oil paintings with discernible texture and bold outlines. Lois Ehlert's Eating the Alphabet (Harcourt, 1989) features more kinds of food but no human figures. Like a small snack, this isn't totally satisfying.?Lisa Dennis, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Ages 3^-7. This pint-sized picture book takes young listeners on a delicious excursion through the alphabet. From "Alicia's appetizing asparagus" to "Zoe's zesty zucchini," each page features a buoyant, colorful painting of a child with a giant fruit or vegetable. Baby Bill sleeps in a beautiful banana bed; Carlo rides a cosmic carrot spaceship, and so on through the pantheon of letters. The alliterative text (with targeted letters highlighted in red type) acts as a semiborder around pictures that are deceptively simple and undeniably appealing. A recap of the alphabet and a final farewell from the multicultural cast conclude the book. A bargain at the price. Julie Corsaro

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books (April 4, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0395845424
  • ISBN-13: 978-0395845424
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,839,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lisa Jahn-Clough grew up on the coast of Maine to a painter mother and zoologist father. She knew from a very early age that she was going to become a writer and an artist, and started making and selling her first hand-made books in 1990. She now has thirteen books published (picture books and young adult novels).
Lisa has always been interested in learning so she did her undergraduate studies at Hampshire College, and went on to receive her MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. She then become a professor. She was writer-in-residence for nine years at Emerson College, chair of Illustration at the Maine College of Art, and taught at the Vermont College Writing for Children program. Currently Lisa is faculty at Hamline University MFA Writing for Children department.
Lisa lives with her partner, the author/illustrator Ed Briant, and their two dogs in Savannah, Georgia and Portland, Maine.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars A charming, colorful display of fruits and vegetables., May 7, 1998
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This review is from: ABC Yummy (Hardcover)
I thought this book by Lisa Jahn-Clough was a charming alphabet book, combining fruits and vegetables and children in a colorful and fun manner. The small format (the book measures 5' x 5") makes it especially good for small hands, but even adults can appreciate the artwork and fun of this book. It's a great way to use the alphabet. Each letter shows an extremely large fruit or vegetable and a small child or two or three playing on the food. "Alicia's Appetizing Asparagus", "Bill's Beautiful Banana", "Xavier's eXtraordinary Xuxu," to "Zoe's Zesty Zuchini". The words go around the borders of the art and the featured letter is highlighted in red. ABC, YUMMY is a great deal at $5.95 for a beautifully designed hardcover. Ms Jahn-Clough has a strong sense of color and delight in her artwork.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Service, December 28, 2011
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"Great service". I ordered this book along with others. They came right away and were in great condition. Spent way less than in a store. Very pleased.
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