The Amicus Book of ABC

by Isobel Lundie

Overview

Don't miss The Amicus Book of123, The Amicus Book ofEarth, The Amicus Book ofAnimals, The Amicus Book ofColors, The Amicus Book ofBugs, The Amicus Book of Nature, and The Amicus Book ofAnimal Homes!
 
Striking collage-style art made from maps and marbled papers illustrates the alphabet with both common and not-so-common examples in this sturdy board book for toddlers.
 
Author/illustrator Isobel Lundie uses rich textures to illustrate words from Artist to Mermaid to Planet and Zebra. The descriptive language uses repetition that will encourage young ones to chime in on the reading, and each page highlights uppercase and lowercase letters in the corner.
 
Perfect for toddler and preschool rooms at childcare facilities or to read at home, the books in The Amicus Book of… series are beautiful books to share with little ones just beginning to recognize early basic concepts of letters, counting, colors, and animals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681525686
Publisher:	The Creative Company
Publication date:	08/06/2019
Pages:	26
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 6.12(h) x 1.12(d)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Isobel Lundie graduated from Kingston University in London where she studied illustration and animation. She has always been interested in how to make books interactive so children can immerse themselves in the narrative.

Editorial Reviews

2019-09-24
A collage-based approach to the ABC's.

In both this book and the co-published The Amicus Book of 123, Lundie couples expertly rendered graphic collage with onomatopoeia-packed text to introduce children to the alphabet and counting, respectively. The illustrations in these books are particularly impressive, featuring layers and textures that make the images bounce off the pages: The jar of "jelly" has satisfying globs of strawberry goo surrounding an octagonal jar. While the pictures in ABCare child friendly—including a friendly dinosaur, a goofy-looking goat, and a kite that swishes across the page—the images in 123, which include a fried egg and house plants, feel more adult. In both books, small missteps, such as choosing "ship" for S in ABC, thereby using a blend instead of the phonetic sound, and placing six collaged bees atop a low-contrast waxy yellow background in 123, indicate a lack of familiarity with best practices for introducing children to letters and counting. Generally, though, the detailed pictures coupled with the verb-packed text in both books give readers a delightful feeling of motion, and the vocabulary and text are well suited to beginning readers who are just starting to recognize words and letters.

With its companion, colorful, beautifully illustrated additions to the ABC and 123 shelves. (Board book. 2-4)

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