Description
A IS FOR ANNABELLE, GRANDMOTHER’S DOLL,
B FOR HER BOX ON THE CHEST IN THE HALL.
Learn the alphabet from A to Z with the help of Annabelle the doll. Each gorgeously illustrated spread features one of her favorite things. With an antique box, a parasol, and yarn for mending, children can learn the alphabet in grand style.
Tasha Tudor’s beloved alphabet book–a splendid counterpart to the Caldecott Honor-winning “1 Is One”–is a Victorian treasure filled with dolls and dresses, with each letter standing for one of Annabelle’s favorite accessories, from cloaks to lockets to parasols. Full color.
Tasha Tudor(1915-2008) was a Caldecott artist with more than ninety books to her credit. She was known across the world for her glowing watercolor depictions of the American rural scene of a century ago and for her exquisite paintings of children, flowers, and animals. Tasha Tudor was also the illustrator ofA Child’s Garden of Verses,The Night Before Christmas,The Springs of Joy,A Tale for Easter,A Time to Keep,The Dolls’ Christmas,All for Love,Pumpkin Moonshine,A is for Annabelle, and1 is One, a Caldecott Honor Book.
Reprint of 1954 edition published by Oxford University Press
Tasha Tudor Collection
Target Age: 4-8
hardcover: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub Date:July 01, 2001
0.45″ H x 7.2″ L x 9.42″ W, 64 pages
paperback: Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub Date:June 01, 2004
0.2″ H x 6.86″ L x 9.16″ W, 64 pages
