Alphabet – Philip Nel

Emilyâ€™s Library, Part 4: Ten Alphabet Books

February 24, 2012Philip NelAlphabet, Children's Literature, Emily's Library, Picture BooksAlphabet, Children's Literature, Emily's Library, Picture Books1 Comment

Continuing my series on building the “perfect” children’s library (for criteria, see first post), here are some great alphabet books. The first post listed Dr. Seuss’s ABC (1963), Crockett Johnson’s Harold’s ABC (1963), and Bill Martin, John Archambault, & Lois Ehlert’s Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (1989). Here are ten more alphabet titles I’ve recently sent

A Is for Art: Stephen T. Johnson’s Abstract Alphabet

August 31, 2010Philip NelAlphabet, Art, Children's LiteratureAbstract Expressionism, Alphabet, Art, Children's Literature, Stephen T. Johnson

Part children’s book and part lesson in twentieth-century artistic movements, Stephen T. Johnson’s A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet is at the avant-garde of alphabet expressionism. Cubism is here, but the work explores the influence of dada and its children–surrealism, pop art, and conceptual art–and other styles such as abstract expressionism and color field

Cockney Alphabet

July 24, 2010Philip NelAlphabet, Children's LiteratureAlphabet, Children's Literature, Life

A for horses? B for mutton? C for yourself — it’s the Cockney Alphabet!