Overview
""An unusual alphabet book incorporates reinforcement of individual letters into a dazzling display of floral painting as Lobel links girls' names, flowers, and verbs in a chain of floral gifts.""--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
Full Product Details
Author: Anita Lobel
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: William Morrow
Dimensions:
Width: 22.90cm
, Height: 0.30cm
, Length: 30.40cm
Weight: 0.148kg
ISBN: 9780688147372
ISBN 10: 0688147372
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 25 April 1996
Recommended Age: 2+
Audience:
Children/juvenile
,
Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The exuberance of eye-filling floral arrangements and the earnestness of a bevy of small girls combine to make this alphabet book a shining entry in this fall season's flower show. Dawn dug a Daffodil for Emily. . .Florence found a Forget-me-not for Gloria. Gloria grew a Gaillardia for Heather. Heather hosed a Hyacinth for Irene. If readers can pronounce gaillardia' (why not the more: familiar geranium?) and if they aren't troubled by the fact that Heather is both a child and a flower, they'll enjoy working through the 26 transactions that onomatopoeically seed this book. Each page is a bright and realistic, riotous but beautifully composed display of blooms, and while the pace is pell-mell, the direction is thorough and thoughtful to the last. Lobel provides a note on her inspiration, perhaps of most interest to readers who also recognize a spirited case of name-dropping (Susan, Ursula, Zena. . .) when they see it. (Kirkus Reviews)
Author Information
Anita Lobel's name is synonymous with the best in children's literature. She is the creator of such classics as Alison's Zinnia and Away from Home, and she received a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in On Market Street. She is the creator of two books about her cat, Nini, One Lighthouse, One Moon (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book), and Nini Here and There. Her childhood memoir, No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Anita Lobel lives in New York City. Anita Lobel's name is synonymous with the best in children's literature. She is the creator of such classics as Alison's Zinnia and Away from Home, and she received a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in On Market Street. She is the creator of two books about her cat, Nini, One Lighthouse, One Moon (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book), and Nini Here and There. Her childhood memoir, No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Anita Lobel lives in New York City.
