ABC Menagerie

by M.H. Clark, Elena V. Targioni (Contributor), Heidi Rodriguez (Design)

Photographs of soft felt animal sculptures pair with rhyming verse to introduce children to the alphabet in a new and inviting way. From aardvark to zebra, these characters come to life with vivid colors and appealing personalities; they're sure to become instant favorites for children and anyone who's young-at-heart.

Genres: Picture Books

60 pages, Hardcover

First published May 15, 2012

Reviews

[Rachel]

Picked this one up in the abc book section at our local public library, and I must say I fell it love with it. The author worked with felt sculptor, Elena V. Tragioni to create these adorable rhymes about the creatures Tragioni created. Each creature starts with that particular letter of the alphabet, for example, "B [is for] Brunhilde the Bear. Brunhilde dips into the cold-running river, the fish swim right up to her eyes. But the thought of eating them sets her aquiver; for lunch, she has blackberry pie." I thought it was a very original way of doing the alphabet, plus the animal sculptures are so cool-looking. Recommended for ages 3-6, 5 stars.

[Lila Lovebug]

Mommy read this one to me.

[Steph]

Yuri, Fritz, and Eshe are especially adorable!

[Kelly Anderson]

I loved the super unique names each of the animals had.

[SmarterLilac]

Not bad. Decent writing (for readers about age four to six) and an original approach to art (photos of clever stuffed animals.)

[Gracie]

This book teaches the alphabet by teaching children about fantasy animals. Each page is filled with a new animal. There is a rhyming scheme, so the text flows well.