Where were all these wonderful ABC books when I was young?

S is for Spirit Bear: a British Columbia Alphabet, written by G. Gregory Roberts and illustrated by Robert Doucet is another in my favorite ABC series from the Sleeping Bear Press. As always, wonderful pictures, a delightful poem, and a brief history for each entry.

Here's one that is an ABC book and so much more: A is for Abigail: an Almanac of Amazing American Women, by Lynne Chenny and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Full of information (sometimes it's even in the borders) about hundreds of women in U.S. history, it's sort of like a 'Where's Waldo' with words (and pictures, of course). :-)

I would have loved this book as a kid: Stargazer's Alphabet: Night Sky Wonders from A to Z, by John Farrell. Of course, when I was young there weren't all that many photographs of the night sky ... anyway ... here you'll find familiar constellations and where and how to find them, the difference in spotting a star vs a planet (important when making that first wish) (!) all with amazing pictures of sky at night.

T is for Titanic: a Titanic Alphabet, by Debbie & Michael Shoulders and illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen is another wonderful ABC book from Sleeping Bear Press. It's not a subject that lends itself to the ABC format, but the author did a great job on choosing facts and stories for each letter.

Letters of the West: an ABC Book of the Many Plants, Animals, and Other Curious Features of the West, written by Michelle E. Walch & John Maddin, and illustrated by John Maddin is a beautiful book. It's full of information (including Latin names) about things that are familiar to those of us here in the pnw, with pictures that look almost like woodcuts. Simply wonderful!

Reading Hermit With Dog