Alphabeasts

I received this book as a gift and thought it would be just another alphabet book with the same old A is for Acorn-style drawings, but I couldn't have been more wrong. This book is filled with BEAUTIFUL, exquisitely detailed illustrations, many of which you wouldn't mind having blown up and framed. "C is for Cat, who reflects on itself" shows a siamese cat gazing into a mirror at the tiger staring back at him. "E is for elephant, on the right track" shows a circus elephant playing with a toy train. "B is for bat, slurping ice cream" depicts a bat, carrying an upside-down hammer, flying up to a delicious sundae - many of the pages have this intensely original and dreamlike quality. The day my 2 year old son first read this book, we read it 12+ times, and he still asks for it before naps and at bedtime. When he gets older I am sure the illustrations will serve as inspirations for his own art.You will love this book!!

This is a great book for children and adults -- a timeless, magical house of exquisite animals that opens up a whole other world of possibilities for children to imagine. The images are really evocative, so even very small children will enjoy this book. Early readers can read along with ease. Adults will catch all the subtleties. I can't believe what a deal this beautiful hardcover book is! I'm buying it for all the children on my shopping list and for all my hard-to-shop-for friends.

How can something so visually exquisite be hilariously funny too? This thing is a treat! And beautiful enough to double as a coffee table book. My nieces and nephew loved it, my nephew spending hours drawing 'alphabeast' animals after we read the book. Thank you Alphabeasts!