"A" Is for Artist »

A colorful contemporary ABC book created by award-winning English designer Ella Doran especially for Tate.

A is for Artist takes a creative, innovative approach to the ABC's. Kids will love learning the ABC's and in the process, they'll learn about themselves. Bringing out the artist in each child, this visually entertaining book is fun for both parents and children with beautiful, inspirational images of activities, animals and objects.

Exceptionally vivid and stunning, this is not a typical ABC book. Designed for Tate by the renowned photographer and designer Ella Doran in collaboration with graphic design duo Silence, young children will enjoy its multi-visual approach to learning.

Kirkus Reviews

This creative team offers an illustrative interpretation of the alphabet. While the collaborators follow the traditional format, their deft mingling of text and collage artistry offers readers a refreshing pictorial journey through the alphabet. A two-page spread is devoted to identifying and conveying the purposeful use of each letter, with the featured letter placed within the larger illustration and the text comprised solely of either a single word or collection of words. Readers can rely upon and study the mixed-media illustrations for further alphabetic enlightenment. The fun lies in the imaginative selection and arrangements, which sometimes segue into the profound. The most remarkable being the spread for W, wherein a crisp photograph of leafy woods is overlaid with shiny yet clear imprints of other W words-wizard, wigwam, woodpecker, etc.-which can be distinguished by feel or clever manipulation of the pages. This imagination-stretching, multi-sensory approach to the alphabet will be an extraordinary addition to any collection. (Picture book. 4-8)