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Award-winning artist Corinna Luyken inspires kids to move their bodies as they learn the alphabet with this playful approach to a fundamental concept.

Can you wiggle your wrists? Can you twist from your hips? Can you lean without bending your knees? Well then, follow me!

In this original ABC book that encourages readers to sit up and move, kids and grownups use their bodies to make the shapes of each letter (and observant readers will notice details on each page that represent those letters). Gloriously illustrated by the acclaimed creator of The Book of Mistakes and My Heart, this is a terrific new way to learn the alphabet.

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ISBN-13:	9780593530467
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	06/06/2023
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	1,168,944
Product dimensions:	10.44(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.39(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Corinna Luyken is the author/illustrator of three previous picture books, The Tree in Me (an NCTE Notable Poetry Book and Indie Bestseller), My Heart (a New York Times Best Seller), and The Book of Mistakes (which the Wall Street Journal called "sublime"), and the illustrator of several other books, including Patchwork, Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse, Something Good, and Nothing in Common. She lives in Western Washington, near the Salish Sea, with her family.

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05/08/2023
“Can you wiggle your wrists?// Can you twist from your hips?/ Can you lean without bending your knees?” In a pictorial abecedarian whose visuals utilize the human form, Luyken draws white-clad figures with various abilities, body types, and skin tones contorting themselves into letters of the Latin alphabet. On each page, an adult forms an uppercase letter and a child forms its lowercase counterpart, accompanied by representative objects. Representing A and a, two pale-skinned people with long hair and green stockings each balance an apple. For L and l, a bearded adult portrayed with brown skin kneels alongside a lamp, while a white-presenting blond child who uses forearm crutches wears a lily behind their ear. Occasional interstitials portray figures in dancelike motion around pastel-hued pages’ borders, highlighting specific body parts outlined by descriptive text: “From the smallest of hairs/ on the back of your neck// to the arches/ of your feet...” While not every letter’s silhouette proves crystal clear, this illustrative work may well inspire similar movements. Ages 2–5. (June)

Publishers Weekly

2023-03-29
Posed bodies of adults and children form the upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
A handstand and a tall stretch make up the two versions of the letter I, while two other people each stand on one leg, the other leg held out, to form the letter K. Some of the poses appear doable, while others would likely require expert-level contortionist skills to complete. In each case, the adult forms the capital letter and the child, the lowercase letter; all are depicted holding relevant objects (eggs for E, umbrellas for U). A key at the back of the book outlines which objects are in which letter pictures; including the words alongside the images would have made for a more reader-friendly experience. Some simple rhyming text appears at a couple of points throughout, inviting readers to move. The illustrations are the real standout here, fluid and soft, a pale pastel palette setting the tone. All the people are dressed in white, allowing their unique features to stand out. The book’s greatest strength is its diversity—characters vary by ability, age, skin tone, and size, with a wide range of body types on display. As a guide to understanding the alphabet, it’s less successful, however; readers unfamiliar with their ABCs will have trouble recognizing what letters many of the bodies are attempting to spell out. (This book was reviewed digitally.)
Not an alphabet book so much as an ode to the beauty of the human body. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews

"The illustrations are the real standout here, fluid and soft, a pale pastel palette setting the tone. All the people are dressed in white, allowing their unique features to stand out. The book’s greatest strength is its diversity—characters vary by ability, age, skin tone, and size, with a wide range of body types on display . . . an ode to the beauty of the human body." —Kirkus

"In a pictorial abecedarian whose visuals utilize the human form, Luyken draws white-clad figures with various abilities, body types, and skin tones contorting themselves into letters of the Latin alphabet . . . this illustrative work may well inspire similar movements." —Publishers Weekly

"In a message of acceptance and body positivity, this alphabet book encourages people of all ages and abilities to join in forming letters with their bodies. The soft illustrations include people with a variety of body shapes, ages, and skin and hair colors, plus people using wheelchairs and other assistive devices. This book also would be a natural to incorporate with movement programs for children." —Booklist

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