Alphabetabum
An Album of Rare Photographs and Medium Verses
$37.53
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2015
Summary
This is the world premiere of Chris Raschka and Vladimir’s Radunsky’s delightfully quirky alphabet book Alphabum, which pairs silly poetic triplets inspired by each letter of the alphabet with adorable antique photos of children.
A New York Review Children’s Collection Original
An ALPHABET book? An ALBUM of old photos? We named it ALPHABETABUM.
Here celebrated artists and authors Vladimir Radunsky and Chris Raschka put a delightful new old-fashioned spin on the alphabe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590178171 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590178173 |
| Author: | Chris Raschka |
| Publisher: | New York Review Books |
| Imprint: | NYRB Children's |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2015 |
| Weight: | 411g |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 8mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
“With it’s dark red and sepia tones, the punningly titled
This ingenious way to help little ones learn their ABCs uses the hook of vintage photos collected over decades from flea markets around the world. Little Lucian Leroy, a tiny fellow in a tall tophat and tails, likes licorice and lollipops. Baby Beulah Bridget balances a big bow on the top of her noggin. Even kids who don’t understand all the words and concepts will enjoy hearing the alliteration spoken aloud and marvel at the get-ups from days of yore. Working Mother Raschka and Radunsky have collaborated to create an ingenious alphabet book with a hook: it’s illustrated with antique photos of children from around the world…The photos, which come from Radunsky’s private collection, are wonderfully evocative, inviting viewers to imagine the real lives of those depicted. The book is, thus, not only an opportunity to learn one’s ABCs but also to indulge in an exercise in imagination. No small feat! – Booklist
About The Author
Chris Raschka
Vladimir Radunsky has published more than thirty books for children and received numerous awards, including several New York Times Best Illustrated Book Awards and Bologna’s Critici in Erba. Some of his books have appeared on the New York Times best-seller list.
Chris Raschka has written and/or illustrated more than sixty books for children, including Yo! Yes?, Charlie Parker Played Be Bop, Mysterious Thelonious, Sluggy Slug, Five for a Little One, A Poke in the I, and The Hello, Goodbye Window, and has received a Caldecott Honor, two Caldecott Awards, the Ezra Jack Keats Award, and five New York Times Best Illustrated Book Awards.
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