Can you think of an animal for every letter of the alphabet? In this delightful ABC book, young children will learn the upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet as they meet a parade of exotic and familiar creatures from alligators to zebras, and impalas to quails.
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From Publishers Weekly
Blackstone's (the Cleo the Cat series) minimal, workmanlike text ("Cc is for camel. Chase us if you dare!") takes a backseat to newcomer Bauer's vibrant and exuberantly brush-stroked acrylics. The paintings have a naïf quality, with their thickly applied paints, often underpainted, with perhaps the tip of the brush handle used to strip away some of the outer layer, adding dimension and texture. Each spread links the letter to its corresponding animal with some fanciful interaction: a turquoise mommy and baby emu with golden plumage contemplate an egg tucked inside the crook of a lowercase e; a fluffy white little llama and honey-hued lion cub lick a candylike letter l as their parents look on, beaming. There are no real surprises or creative alphabet pairings here, and unlike many contemporary animal-based primers, this one contains no afterword of "fun facts" on its subjects. Rather, the appeal of this book is strictly aesthetic: the saturated, fluorescent acrylics and genially rudimentary shapes brim with good cheer, while tacitly saluting readers' own artistic instincts. All ages. (Sept.)
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From School Library Journal
PreS–Parent-and-baby pairs from alligators to zebras playfully introduce the alphabet with a simple rhyme and snappy illustrations. Children will be delighted by the vivid colors and friendly animals, while adults will welcome the inclusion of both capital and lowercase forms to aid in letter recognition. One line of large text, which looks as if it had been printed by hand, fits neatly in a color block at the bottom of the page. Aa is for alligator./Bb is for bear./Cc is for camel./Chase us if you dare! Brilliant, fluid acrylics enliven the cheery verse. Large flat areas are dribbled with paint and accented with contrasting colors that create texture in the sloths' fur and the yaks' hair. An owl spreads its wings to expose a beautiful weblike design. Young eyes will eagerly spot other simple details, such as a small panda peeking through the P. Patterned borders frame each page and are then repeated in the striped endpapers. The book concludes with two spreads of small blocks that show all the animals and letters. This is one of the most attractive new alphabet books. The simplicity of the text and art proves once again that less is more.–Carolyn Janssen, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH
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Stella Blackstone has written many bestselling titles for Barefoot Books, including the popular Bear and Cleo series, An Island in the Sun, Secret Seahorse and Who Are You, Baby Kangaroo? Stella lives with her family in Somerset.
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Fantastic for my 2 1/2 Year Old!,
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We read this book several times a day. It is a huge hit with my 2 1/2 year old.
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Best Alphabet Book Out There!,
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This review is from: Alligator Alphabet (Hardcover)
I teach kindergarten, and this alphabet book with its bright bold illustrations and repetitive text is WONDERFUL! This is a must have for all preschoolers and Kindergarteners....they will want to read it again and again! But best of all they will learn lowercase letters. I was so glad to find the counting book, also by Blackstone/Bauer....another winner!
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It's just one of those products that my kid loves and i dont get tired of it. We read it over and over....
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Aa is for alligator. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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