ABC ROAR

by Chieu Anh Urban, Chieu Anh Urban (Illustrator)

Overview

Kids will learn animal names and write the letters of the alphabet in this fun, colorful, and interactive hands-on novelty book from the talented Chiêu Anh Urban!

Stylistic in design, this colorful and interactive alphabet book invites youngest readers to roar through ABC animals from armadillo to zebra shark! Each spread with cut-out layers and glossy paths features a different creature living in their environment for a hands-on exploration of letters and animals. Touch and trace letters from A to Z, whether it’s a bear fishing in the stream, dolphins splashing in the ocean, or a leopard roaring from the trees above.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665903028
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	08/16/2022
Pages:	30
Sales rank:	1,027,222
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	1 - 4 Years

About the Author

Chiêu Anh Urban is an author, illustrator, graphic designer, and format designer who specializes in developing innovative formats and interactive books for the very young. Chiêu’s novelty books include Color Wonder Hooray for Spring!, Color Wonder Winter Is Here!, and Quiet As a Mouse: And Other Animal Idioms. She is the creator of Away We Go! and the author of Raindrops: A Shower of Colors. Chiêu’s forthcoming titles are novelty books 1 2 3 ZOOM and ABC Roar, and the board book series Illusions in Art. Chiêu holds a BFA in communications art and design from VCU School of Art. Visit her website at ChieuUrban.com and blog at ChieuUrban.BlogSpot.com to learn more about her books and work.

Chiêu Anh Urban is an author, illustrator, graphic designer, and format designer who specializes in developing innovative formats and interactive books for the very young. Chiêu’s novelty books include Color Wonder Hooray for Spring!, Color Wonder Winter Is Here!, and Quiet As a Mouse: And Other Animal Idioms. She is the creator of Away We Go! and the author of Raindrops: A Shower of Colors. Chiêu’s forthcoming titles are novelty books 1 2 3 ZOOM and ABC Roar, and the board book series Illusions in Art. Chiêu holds a BFA in communications art and design from VCU School of Art. Visit her website at ChieuUrban.com and blog at ChieuUrban.BlogSpot.com to learn more about her books and work.

Editorial Reviews

2022-08-31
An animal alphabet book.

Each spread includes two letters of the alphabet decorated with the featured creatures. “B is for bear, fishing down the stream” depicts the letter B as a body of water with fish below the surface, a bear wading across and another looking on. Though the illustrations are attractive, they don’t include much detail or depth. There are cutouts for each letter, and a tactile shiny line invites readers to trace the letter’s shape. An arrow points to the starting spot. This fine motor practice, while welcome, will be a bit more complicated for younger readers as some letters require them to lift and move their finger, as with T. The audience for this book is below writing age, and caregivers will make up the gaps, but the starting arrows could have been left out altogether. Though the book mixes some lesser-known animals (ibex, quokka, and xerus) in with well-known creatures (gorilla, flamingo, and hippopotamus) and steers clear of overused alphabet animals (here, Z is for zebra shark rather than zebra), there’s little to set it apart in a rather crowded field.

Better versions of this already exist. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews