  | ABC and you and me Author: Luyken, Corinna | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
Encourages readers to sit up and move, kids and grownups use their bodies to make the shapes of letters.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (04/15/23)
Booklist (06/15/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 06/01/2023 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. Adults form the uppercase letters, while children do lowercase. 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. Each picture also contains objects that begin with the particular letter. Not all pages have the same number of items, adding interest and encouraging close observation. A list of the objects in the artwork is found in the back, which is especially helpful in identifying several different birds. The tradition of human alphabets goes back at least to the British Hotch Potch figures from 1782 and continues through the Pilobolus Dance Company’s 2005 picture book, The Human Alphabet. Comparing those images with Luyken’s warm and inviting figures could be a thoughtful extension. This book also would be a natural to incorporate with movement programs for children. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
Booklist - 06/15/2023 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. Adults form the uppercase letters, while children do lowercase. 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. Each picture also contains objects that begin with the particular letter. Not all pages have the same number of items, adding interest and encouraging close observation. A list of the objects in the artwork is found in the back, which is especially helpful in identifying several different birds. The tradition of human alphabets goes back at least to the British Hotch Potch figures from 1782 and continues through the Pilobolus Dance Company’s 2005 picture book, The Human Alphabet. Comparing those images with Luyken’s warm and inviting figures could be a thoughtful extension. This book also would be a natural to incorporate with movement programs for children. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
