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8 amazing ABC books + giveaway

07.12.2016

These ABC books are stand outs, each with a special take on the alphabet in some significant way. Eight in all, here goes!

Daytime Visions by ISOL (2016).

ISOL brings the intuitiveness of children and the inventiveness of a true artist to this project, making the magic she always makes in my book.

Favorite letter: J. “I was just looking for you.” (But it’s hard to choose!).

ALPHA Isabelle Arsenault (2015).

An Alpha, Bravo Charlie ABC that explores the NATO alphabet and is mind-blowing in every way.

Favorite letter: Foxtrot.

Rad American Women A-Z by Kate Schatz, illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl (2015).

Radical ladies indeed, all the way from Angela Davis to Zora Neale Hurston. This one will teach and inspire the older set.

Favorite letter: X.” …the women whose names we don’t know.” (That spread made me weep the first time I read it.)

ABC3D by Marion Bataille (2009).

A pop-up ABC for the design or paper engineering crowd.

Favorite letters: I and J because of how they cleverly share a dot.

A Child’s Day: An Alphabet of Play by Ida Pearle (2008)

An ode to childhood carefree moments, the artwork in Pearle’s ABC enchants.

Favorite letter : V for view because of that kaleidoscope!

Eerie Dearies by Rebecca Chaperon (2014).

An alphabet book of mysterious, strange, and sometimes mystical reasons for missing school. 26 of them.

Favorite letters: E for ennui and W for waterlogged.

Awake Beautiful Child by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Gracia Lam (2015).

A wordplay take on ABC, true to AKR’s trademark. A series of A-B-C phrases follows two children’s days with dreamy pastel retro artwork.

Favorite ABC phrase: “Always be curious.”

Adventures with Barefoot Critters by Teagan White (2014).

A seasonal celebration of being outdoors (or adventuring indoors) all year long and being with friends. Plus, the most darling critters to ever grace a picture book.

Favorite letter: N. “But we take nice long naps in the grass once it’s dry.”

And, thanks to Penguin Random House Canada, I’m giving away the Barefoot Critters ABC and counting book pair by Teagan White, pictured below! One is wintry, the other summery. One alphabet, one numbers. All with adorable critters—a perfect set!