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What's this elaborate illustration? "Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards on Heavily Harnessed Horses," of course. Graeme Base's astonishingly creative oeuvre begins with Animalia, the 1993 alphabet book that challenges the standard idea of how long reading a book for small kids ought to take. Animalia, like many of Base's books, is a vast puzzle, built with entrancing pictures that unfold into layers and layers of objects--all matched to each page's corresponding letter. Base leaves us stunned and amazed, painting reflections into the oddest surfaces and driving the urge to page-turn. This wonderful picture book works for 2-year-olds, 5-year-olds, and adults alike--something few other alphabet books can manage. --Andrew Bartlett

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The alliterative text is genius, even the difficult letters are treated with respect, e.g. "Quivering Quails Queuing Quietly for Quills".

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I really only have one reason for not giving this book 5 stars - there are some violent images scattered through out and if ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 16 19:59:29 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 20:00:39 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Sat May 30 06:16:17 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 07:46:24 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jan 28 00:38:02 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 00:41:39 -0800 2009
Tongue twisters totally ...

Well, I always like reading them, even if i can't write them myself. This book is ace and the pictures are so awesome.]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 02 19:14:25 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 19:17:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 18:18:15 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 18:29:52 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=682751