A to Z (Board book)

~ (Author, Illustrator) "AARDVARK ADMIRING..." (more)

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Product Description

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.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
  
• 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 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #71,652 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely the Best Way to Learn Your ABC's from A to Z!, September 26, 2004

By	Sophie Cacique Gaul (Austin, Tejas) - See all my reviews

"Aardvark Admiring, Beavers Balooning, Cats Cleaning" I can't tell you how many times I read and sang the words as I pointed at the pictures. It's kind of sad to be packing it away, but you know, there will come a time when my girls have girls of their own and out of the box it'll come. Oh what a day that will be.

This book was every bit as entertaining for my babies as the other's by Ms. Boynton, but this one served double duty, well all of her books are educational, you know. They teach toddlers colors, animals and such, but this one all the way through to "Zebra Zigzagging" helped me teach them the ABC's, so we read it a lot more often and we were still reading it right up through the terrible twos. Did my girls learn their ABC's before they reached three. You betcha.

Sophie Cacique Gaul

15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks for the giggles, October 29, 1997

By A Customer

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.

50 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Teach your children about "ugliness", January 13, 2000

By	Jeff (Covington, WA) - See all my reviews

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.