Musical ABC

by Natalie Briscoe Narrated by Patrick Jean-Jacques

Overview

From an alligator with an accordion to a zebra with a zumari, this adorably illustrated picture book gives children a delightful introduction to letters, animal names, and instruments from around the world. Strum, clap, and tap your way through the whimsical, musical animal alphabet to make story time extra special!

Editorial Reviews

https://www.slj.com/review/musical-abc - SLJ - Jonah Dragan

PreS-K-Each page of this cheery concept book presents an animal and a musical instrument in alliterative pairs: "F is for flamingo with a French horn," "M is for mongoose with a mandolin," "T is for turtle with a tambourine." The gently stylized illustrations, rendered in a smooth pastel color palette, depict smiling animal performers sporting an array of garments, from kerchiefs to kimonos, from ponchos to porkpie hats, from tweed jackets to tuxedos. The anthropomorphic musicians stand against solid color backgrounds, surrounded by floating musical notes and treble clefs, visual representations of their merry tunes. Alongside piano, guitar, violin, and other mainstays of the European classical tradition, Briscoe includes non-Western instruments such as ektara, ipu, nai, quena, yueqin, and zumari, many of which may be new to some readers. This approach is hardly novel-for a strikingly similar treatment, see Ailie Busby's work in The ABC of Musical Instruments. However, the execution is pleasant and may well add the names of a few instruments to readers' vocabularies. VERDICT An appealing if familiar, presentation of an enjoyable topic.

School Library Journal

04/01/2022

PreS-K—Each page of this cheery concept book presents an animal and a musical instrument in alliterative pairs: "F is for flamingo with a French horn," "M is for mongoose with a mandolin," "T is for turtle with a tambourine." The gently stylized illustrations, rendered in a smooth pastel color palette, depict smiling animal performers sporting an array of garments, from kerchiefs to kimonos, from ponchos to porkpie hats, from tweed jackets to tuxedos. The anthropomorphic musicians stand against solid color backgrounds, surrounded by floating musical notes and treble clefs, visual representations of their merry tunes. Alongside piano, guitar, violin, and other mainstays of the European classical tradition, Briscoe includes non-Western instruments such as ektara, ipu, nai, quena, yueqin, and zumari, many of which may be new to some readers. This approach is hardly novel—for a strikingly similar treatment, see Ailie Busby's work in The ABC of Musical Instruments. However, the execution is pleasant and may well add the names of a few instruments to readers' vocabularies. VERDICT An appealing if familiar, presentation of an enjoyable topic.—Jonah Dragan

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159455376
Publisher:	Phoenix International Publications
Publication date:	07/13/2023
Series:	Sunbird Picture Books Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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