A You're Adorable [Board book]

Martha Alexander (Illustrator), Buddy Kaye (Draft Writer), Fred Wise (Draft Writer), Sidney Lippman (Draft Writer)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 7, 1998 | Age Level: 2 and up

A you're adorable.B you're so beautiful.C you're a cutie full of charms..D—you'll be delighted by this delicious traipse through the alphabet. Sing along as a lively company of children and pets scampers across these bright pages, climbing over and under and through the letters from A to Z. With warm and charming illustrations by Martha Alexander, this popular song of the 1940s is a ditty for your darling, a song for your sweetheart, a valentine for anytime!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A group of multiracial tots cavorts through the alphabet, illustrating the lyrics of the eponymous 1940s musical hit. Ages 3-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From Booklist

Ages 3-6. A you're adorable / B you're so beautiful / C you're a cutie full of charms . . . Using the 1940s song by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise, and Sidney Lippman, Alexander has created a charming ABC song book that features her signature sweet-faced children, drawn in softly colored pastel watercolors, scampering about the crisp capital letters that the song uses to celebrate what you mean to me! For those familiar with this song popularized by Perry Como (and for those who are not, the sheet music is included on the endpapers), it will be difficult not to sing along, but the lyrics can be read aloud by the musically challenged. Offering a lovely and lyrical alternative to the standard ABC song, this will be a pleasant addition to alphabet-book collections. Annie Ayres --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Board book: 22 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (October 7, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076360674X
• ISBN-13: 978-0763606749
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 5.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #737,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read, sing and learn the alphabet!, November 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A You're Adorable (Board book)

My 14 month-old loves this book to pieces - literally! We have read and sung it so many times that it has fallen apart. Even at her young age, she repeatedly pulls this one off the shelf!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A special book for my daughter and her granddaddy, March 20, 2000

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Laura Adams (Greensboro, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A You're Adorable (Board book)

My 23-month-old absolutely adores this book. And so does her granddaddy. He remembers the song from when he was a child, and they sing through the book over and over again...she never gets tired of it, and though his voice may get hoarse after the 10th time, he loves it, too. It has been a very good bonding experience for them both.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sing the alphabet to a different tune, December 29, 1999

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Marisa (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A You're Adorable (Paperback)

This is a great book for all young children. The words and illustrations are very cute. I sing this with my kindergarten class every morning and they love it. It's a refreshing and fun way to sing along and learn the alphabet.