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Alligator, Bear, Crab

by Lesley Wynne PECHTER
illus. by Lesley Wynne Pechter. 28p. Orca. Feb. 2017. pap. $6.95. ISBN 9781459815070.
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Toddler-PreS–This is a lovely little alphabet primer that will delight children and also their quirky adults. Simple and extremely attractive and effective graphic-style paintings of animals appear on each page, but they are not, for the most part, the usual alphabetic subjects. Instead, they feature "Deer," "Eagle," "Frog," "Goose," "Hare," and "Iguana." Pechter picks up later with "Urchin," "Vole," "Wolf," "oX," "You," and "Zebra." The colors are soft and pleasant pastels, and most of the critters are portrayed head-on and with pleasing expressions. Unfortunately, in many cases, just the animals' heads and upper bodies are shown and they all appear to be the same size.
VERDICT A sunny, appealing choice to practice the alphabet with the very young. Other books are better for identifying animals.
Reviewed by Ellie Lease, Harford County Public Library, MD , Apr 01, 2017

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