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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #939869 in Books
• Published on: 1996-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Board book
• 32 pages

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,

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.

About the Author
Brian Wildsmith has deservedly won a reputation as one of the greatest living illustrators of books for children. Raised in England, he studied at the Slade School of Fine Art. In 1962, he published his first book, ABC , for which he was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal , the highest honor in the field in Britain.

Wildsmith is known for his brilliant use of color, radiant portrayal of nature, and the soulful animation he brings to his illustrations of animals.

Customer Reviews

Nice ABC Book, Babies Enjoy It!
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.