Animalia (Picture Puffins) by Graeme
Base
You'll Be Astounded By Your Kids' Vocabularies!
Whats this elaborate illustration? Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying
Homewards on Heavily Harnessed Horses, of course. Graeme Bases
astonishingly creative oeuvre begins with Animalia, the 1993 alphabet
book that challenges the standard idea of how long reading a book for
small kids ought to take. Animalia, like many of Bases books, is a vast
puzzle, built with entrancing pictures that unfold into layers and layers of
objects--all matched to each pages corresponding letter. Base leaves us
stunned and amazed, painting reflections into the oddest surfaces and
driving the urge to page-turn. This wonderful picture book works for 2-
year-olds, 5-year-olds, and adults alike--something few other alphabet
books can manage. --Andrew Bartlett
Personal Review: Animalia (Picture Puffins) by Graeme Base
My kids loved this book when they were little, 15 years ago. Since we
knew that everything on the page had to start with the corresponding letter,
we'd spend hours trying to figure out the names of things - "What is the

name of the monkey on the "G" page?" "What is it about that house that
makes it a "C" word?"
The pictures are a delight. And the puzzle of finding the little boy on each
page is tons of fun.
It makes a great gift for new readers and older kids too.
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