by Graeme Base
Earlier this year, after moving into my new place, I dug up some of the boxes in my parent’s basement to consolidate and prune my collections. Of course, digging up some childhood favorites, I had to pause to flip through them again, reminding me of days past when there was plenty of time to read, w...
Great example of what they call a "twice told story": the text says one thing and the illustrations add another layer. Why did I not have this in my life as a child? I could have spent hours poring over each beautiful page.Note: If reading on the computer, best read in a 2-page-per-screen format. Th...
A instant classics of my childhood. Well beyond the abc element there was more to those photos than an episode with elmo. I could make up stories. Copy the illustrations, or at least try to. Act as a scientist as I further examined their contents. Lovely. Absolutely shinning with loveliness.
I'm a bad parent to have held out the Graeme Base books from the Offspring (but they're signed, and they have little Base doodles, and they're mine). The PandaBat is now enthralled. We hunted down little Graemes for an hour.
This is a really amazing illustrated alphabet book. There is an intricately detailed and illustrated scene for each letter. There are hidden images through out. I really only have one reason for not giving this book 5 stars - there are some violent images scattered through out and if not for thos...
Amazing illustrations, every time I read this book I find something new. My favorite alphabet book of all time, and a good book for teaching about alliteration.I loved looking for the little boy (who is supposed to be Graeme Base as a child) in each complex picture.One of the best picture books ever...
An icon from my family's past. I instantly think of my children when they were little. In order, they were 1, 3, 4, and 5 years of age when I bought this book. Perfect. And, as another reviewer noted, this beautifully-illustrated text transcends the usual ho-hum alphabet books
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