The Imaginary Alphabet
by Sylvie Daigneault
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Pub Date Aug 22 2023 | Archive Date May 23 2023
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Description
"There's a prismatic intensity to Daigneault’s pictures that gives them a giddy feel.”—The Wall Street Journal, Closer Look Feature
Step inside the deliciously detailed pages of Sylvie Daigneault’s The Imaginary Alphabet. You never know what you might discover!
Agile alligators attempting an arabesque are just the beginning of this alphabetical adventure. Keep your eyes sharp and you might just spot the accordion, apple trees, and acorns hiding in the art. When you’ve read about the sleepy sloths swinging by the sea, stick around to spy the sailboat, snorkel, and sandals too.
In The Imaginary Alphabet, whimsical art brings the alphabet to life. Keen-eyed readers and listeners of all ages will enjoy finding everything there is to discover in each fantastical scene. Do you think you found it all? The book ends with a long list of every hidden detail.
Bookended by endpapers adorned with each jewellike illustrated letter, The Imaginary Alphabet is a mesmerizing book for word-lovers and art and animal enthusiasts everywhere.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781772782998 |
| PRICE | $22.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 64 |
Links
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Featured Reviews
Pamela G, Librarian
I received an electronic ARC from Pajama Press through NetGalley.
Beautiful illustrations capture each letter of the alphabet. Daigneault offers a sentence describing the scene in each page spread. Readers will locate these pieces but make sure you look further to discover all the other words woven into the art. A list of words for each letter is included at the end of the book to check and see if you found them all.
A fun family read or a quiet activity for individual readers.
Stephanie C, Reviewer
The Imaginary Alphabet by Sylvie Daigneault - 5/5
This is a unique way to mix fun and learning. The illustrations are phenomenal, and you really have to stop and take in all the details of each illustration. I love that each letter has a sentence describing the illustrations and each word starts with that letter theme.
We had so much fun looking at all the art and pointing out what we saw.
Rebecca R, Reviewer
The Imaginary Alphabet by Sylvie Daigneault (Pajama Press, September 2023) is a gorgeous addition to an alliterative abecedaria book shelf. Each spread features a letter of the alphabet with an alliterative phrase. The imaginative illustrations, done with colored pencil, bring the silly sentences to life. For example, one favorite of mine is “Quick-tempered Quails Quarrelling in a Queue.”
The illustrations on each page feature the animals out of their natural habitats doing ridiculous human things. In addition to the illustrated scenes, an illuminated letter on each two-page spread is drawn with a concept that begins with the letter (such as bubbles for the letter B, vines for the letter V). The Imaginary Alphabet also becomes a seek-and-find book as readers examine each scene for more items that begin with the letter that are hiding in the illustrations. Can you find them all?
Overall, the ridiculous-ness of the scenes and the delight children will have in seeking all the items starting with that letter make The Imaginary Alphabet a lovely and imaginative book to add to any alphabet book shelf.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance review copy of this book provided by the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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