Alphabeasts

(Hardback)

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Striking illustrations in black and fluoro pink will dazzle young eyes as they seek and find the amazing letter shapes that hide within these animal portraits.


This unique 'abecedary' explores the A-B-C via illustrations made entirely of letters. Every image is a typographic portrait of each animal subject, created using only the letters of each animal's name.

Reviews

"Readers will finish the book both awed and eager to embark on their own typographical experiments." --Publishers Weekly on Spellbound
"This rhythmic tour takes visual poetry to a new level." --Foreword Reviews on Letters From New York

Author Bio

Maree Coote is a writer, designer, illustrator and photographer. She is the author of two gold award winning histories, 'The Melbourne Book' and 'The Art of Being Melbourne', and is author/illustrator of a dozen children's books, including the Bologna Ragazzi Special Mention 2017 Award-winning 'Spellbound, and the Nami Concours Illustration Distinction Prize. Her graphic work for children is focused on the typographic illustrations (Letter Art) she has developed in her recent books.