Brian Wildsmith's ABC (Board book)

~ Brian Wildsmith (Author, Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

Review

...This alphabet board book's freshness lies in the artist's free-form, devil-may-care way with paint. -- Parenting, February 1996

...its illustrations, mainly of animals, use strong brushwork and unexpected strokes of color. -- Publisher's Weeky, August 1996

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 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

Wildsmith's brilliant illustrations, for which he won Kate Greenway medal, are sure to encourage pre-schoolers to learn their ABC's. -- School Library Journal, August 1996

Wildsmith's brilliant illustrations...are sure to encourage preschoolers to learn their ABC's. -- School Library Journal, August 1996

Zestful, color-splashed paintings of an apple, a butterfly, and a cat engage readers from the first page. -- Parenting Magazine,

Product Description

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

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Product Details

• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
  
• Board book: 32 pages
• Publisher: Star Bright Books (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887734023
• ISBN-13: 978-1887734028
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #952,483 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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

By	Jennifer Juday "Working Mom & Cook" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.