{"product_id":"animalia","title":"Animalia","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith over 3 million copies sold around the world, Graeme Base's amazing alliterative alphabet book \u003cem\u003eAnimalia \u003c\/em\u003eis one of the most beloved children's picture books of all time, treasured by children and parents alike as a special reading experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"So extraordinary, so extravagantly illustrated, so astonishingly alliterative, so thoroughly delightful that any child who does not soon possess it may rightly feel his education has been shamefully neglected.\" —\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnimalia\u003c\/em\u003e's incredible imaginary world intrigues readers of all ages, with hidden objects and ideas on every page:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* A is for an Armored Armadillo Avoiding an Angry Alligator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* B is for Beautiful Blue Butterflies Basking by a Babbling Brook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* C is for Crafty Crimson Cats Carefully Catching Crusty Crayfish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* And the rest of the alphabet is just as much fun!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraeme Base's work offers a color-packed palette and imagination-filled menagerie that has changed the way that children's books are illustrated. \u003cem\u003eAnimalia\u003c\/em\u003e, like many of Base's books, is a vast puzzle, built with color and filled with creatures. This astonishingly original treatment of the ABCs changed the way parents and teachers imagined the books that they read to children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBase offers a single- or double-page kaleidoscopic illustration for each letter of the alphabet and challenges the reader to find as many words beginning with that letter as possible within. Each illustration is a visual feast, and a fun way to challenge and expand your child's vocabulary.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo parent or child will ever be disappointed in getting Graeme Base's \u003cem\u003eAnimalia\u003c\/em\u003e as a gift. Its colors and humor are timeless. You will smile, giggle, and laugh when reading about \"Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards on Heavily Harnessed Horse.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: This is the \"midi\" edition of \u003cem\u003eAnimalia\u003c\/em\u003e, perfect for smaller hands and bookshelf storage. 40 pages. Hardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ABRAMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50536957214939,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0341\/files\/IMG_1698.jpg?v=1792097114","url":"https:\/\/shop.massmoca.org\/products\/animalia","provider":"MASS MoCA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}