Brian Wildsmith's ABC [Board book]

Brian Wildsmith (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

This gem designed by Brian Wildsmith has long been a favorite alphabet book. His luscious palette of colors will excite any curious young reader.

Editorial Reviews

Review

From A/apple to Z/zebra, these 26 playful renderings of objects and animals are highlighted with an eye-catching, colorful design. Kaleidoscopic animals constructed from bold circles, triangles, and squares add an unexpected geometric element to the counting book. --Publisher's Weekly

First published in 1962, this simple board book pairs one bright, beautiful painting often of a zoo animal with each letter. Go, baby. --Time Out New York Kids

From the Back Cover

Brian Wildsmith's ABC does more than introduce children to the alphabet. It welcomes them to a celebration of wonderful, free-spirited art. Wildsmith, one of the world's leading illustrators, was awarded the Kate Greenaway medal for this ABC book. Now more than 30 years later, it remains fresh, vibrant, and enticing. Share it with a child you love.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Board book: 32 pages
• Publisher: Star Bright Books (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887734023
• ISBN-13: 978-1887734028
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #893,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice ABC Book, Babies Enjoy It!, July 2, 2006

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Jennifer Juday "Working Mom & Cook" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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BRIAN WILDSMITH'S ABC has been a fun addition to my baby's book collection. The excerpt Amazon offers will give you a good idea of Wildsmith's style. If you like that picture, you will likely enjoy the entire book.

While alphabet books are not as immediately appealing as story books, they are supposed to help with early reading. My experience with BRIAN WILDSMITH'S ABC certainly suggests that. I have been reading this both to my 10-month-old son and a 22-month-old friend for a month. Both enjoy it, especially my son.

The 22-month-old learned several words for the first time out of reading BRIAN WILDSMITH'S ABC. The vocabulary is a nice mix of familiar and unusual: armadillo, butterfly, cat, dog, elephant, fish, goat, horse, iguana, jaguar, koala, lion, mouse, nest owl, peacock, queen, rooster, snail, turtle, unicorn, violin, weasel, xylophone, yak and zebra.

While BRIAN WILDSMITH'S ABC is not one of the first books I reach for, I think it has been a good addition and will help my son learn to read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great First ABCs, February 22, 2011

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J. E. Clinton (Westminster, MD) - See all my reviews
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This is a sweet little first ABC's board book for the under-2 set. I first got this from the library (and later purchased from Amazon) just before my son turned two and wished I'd gotten in months earlier. He instantly loved it - lots of rich colors in the illustrations. Now, we focus on the words that he doesn't run across often and is learning from this book, like 'armadillo', 'jaguar', and 'iguana,' which is his favorite illustration - he asked, 'what dinosaur it is?' He's also fascinated by the picture of the xylophone and its mallet - it's fun explaining that - and 'unicorn' - to a 2 year old!