David McPhail's Animals A to Z

Seems basic, workmanlike, until you realize that there are several things in each picture that are not named... because they're not animals. For example, one of things in G, which is titled simply, "Goose, Gorilla" is a Guitar, because the gorilla is playing that instrument for the goose.

Wordless ABC book of animals. Charming illustrations of different creatures sure to please kids.

using the alphabet, introduces different animals with correlating letter
1 book

A picture book depicting animal characters....A to Z

this book is about alphabet animals

From Publishers Weekly
For each letter of the alphabet, a host of animals familiar and exotic (, and a variety of inanimate objects as well), are integrated into a single composition. Readers can check their identification skills against a list provided at the end (although the compiler seems to have overlooked the ant that, in the opening painting, is nose-to-nose with an armadillo). Rendered in McPhail's characteristic ink line and gentle watercolor wash, this is an artistically fine, aesthetically pleasing work. It is not, however, a particularly original or inventive vehicle for introducing and exploring the alphabet, either in its overall concept or in the artist's choice of detail. Though some paintings display a quiet humor, many show more others have a melancholic tinge, and on the whole this is a rather controlled, subdued alphabet. Longtime fans may miss the animation and unbounded exuberance that distinguish much of McPhail's work. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
(Amazon.com) show less

00013801