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ABC : a child's first alphabet book by Alison Jay is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is ABC : a child's first alphabet book about?

<p>B is for boy...but in Alison Jay's ABC, B also stands for basket, beehive, and butterfly! Simple in format, with a letter and word on every page and bright paintings of everyday items, ABC is perfect for toddlers. As with the acclaimed Picture This..., each turn of the page reveals numerous visual surprises.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Fans of Jay's Picture This... will recognize a few familiar encore performances and appreciate her deceptively simple approach to this visual alphabet book. Once again, Jay previews an element in each painting that will appear in the next, and her porcelain-like, finely etched lines suggest an antique canvas. The minimal text cites one item per letter (next to a capital and lower case "Aa" appear the words "a is for apple"), and most illustrations include other objects that begin with the same letter (the candy-red airplane from Picture This..., an ant), as well as an item beginning with the next (a balloon appears in the upper right-hand corner of the "Aa" illustration, to be featured in the "Bb" painting on the next page; cows graze in the lower left-hand picture of the "Bb" painting before one takes center stage for the next scene, as it ju

Who reads ABC : a child's first alphabet book?

It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.

Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.

Author
Alison Jay
Publisher
Dutton Juvenile; Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published
2005
Language
EN
ISBN
9780525475248
Category
children's
Subjects
Children'S, Literary Fiction, Fiction
Rating
4.16 / 5 (224 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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