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ABCity is out
from Schiffer Kids! Check back for reviews, more info, free downloads |
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Opening the box with my BRAND NEW NEVER-SEEN-BEFORE BOOK in it!
Click video on right. |
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Here's the short lively TRAILER for ABCity on YouTube...
Click icon on left or this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9J5Mg2tRIw |
Wolfy (grandson of well-known children's book author, Marvin Terban) with Keran (grandmom) and Marvin coloring in letters from "ABCity" (scroll down to print out letters for FREE). Wolfy is the mayor of Wolfy Town. He strung them together to make a banner for his bedroom.
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In OCTOBER, I'll be signing ABCity (and other books) at the following venues:
OCTOBER 1: 2nd Rye Annual Children's Book Festival, Rye Free Reading Room Library, Rye, NY. 10AM-4PM.
1:30PM: Art Demo/Program for Children
OCTOBER 2: "The Magic of Storybook Animals: Original Illustrations for Children's Books About Animals," Opening Party on Sunday, October 2, 2022, from 11am-4pm.
OCTOBER 2 - NOVEMBER 12: "The Magic of Storybook Animals: Original Illustrations
for Children’s Books about Animals," Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY https://www.ryeartscenter.org/
OCTOBER 8: Warwick Children's Book Festival, NY. Albert Wisner Public Library, 11AM - 4PM.
OCTOBER 9: Booksigning, Neiman Marcus, Garden City, LI, NY. 2-4PM (show up September 16 - October 9)
OCTOBER 15: Chappaqua Children's Book Festival, NY. Chappaqua Train Station, 10AM - 4PM.
OCTOBER 16: Gold Coast Arts Center opening party for book art exhibition. Great Neck, NY
OCTOBER 1: 2nd Rye Annual Children's Book Festival, Rye Free Reading Room Library, Rye, NY. 10AM-4PM.
1:30PM: Art Demo/Program for Children
OCTOBER 2: "The Magic of Storybook Animals: Original Illustrations for Children's Books About Animals," Opening Party on Sunday, October 2, 2022, from 11am-4pm.
OCTOBER 2 - NOVEMBER 12: "The Magic of Storybook Animals: Original Illustrations
for Children’s Books about Animals," Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY https://www.ryeartscenter.org/
OCTOBER 8: Warwick Children's Book Festival, NY. Albert Wisner Public Library, 11AM - 4PM.
OCTOBER 9: Booksigning, Neiman Marcus, Garden City, LI, NY. 2-4PM (show up September 16 - October 9)
OCTOBER 15: Chappaqua Children's Book Festival, NY. Chappaqua Train Station, 10AM - 4PM.
OCTOBER 16: Gold Coast Arts Center opening party for book art exhibition. Great Neck, NY
KIRKUS review
ABCITY
MAZE & SEEK-N-FIND
So many sights to see in a city!
This concept book works in two ways: as a maze through the city streets that traces through the entire book and as a seek-and-find, which is a page-to-page activity. The buildings in the city are shaped like alphabetical letters, hence the book’s title, and the items to find are on the buildings and outside of them and correspond to the buildings’ letters: an ambulance and banana on the A and B page, a jaguar on the J page, etc. The illustrations are carefully composed, with bird’s-eye-view shots of construction sites, train tracks, a hospital, a swimming pool, and much more. The objects to find are quite tiny, and because the streets form a maze, some readers may have trouble focusing on each page. Still, readers up for a challenge will enjoy spending time with this book. Laudably, Munro depicts a city where greenery is plentiful and where there are many different things to stumble upon—each day is its own journey...
A concept book for the sharpest of eyes. (answer key) (Activity book. 5-8)
MAZE & SEEK-N-FIND
So many sights to see in a city!
This concept book works in two ways: as a maze through the city streets that traces through the entire book and as a seek-and-find, which is a page-to-page activity. The buildings in the city are shaped like alphabetical letters, hence the book’s title, and the items to find are on the buildings and outside of them and correspond to the buildings’ letters: an ambulance and banana on the A and B page, a jaguar on the J page, etc. The illustrations are carefully composed, with bird’s-eye-view shots of construction sites, train tracks, a hospital, a swimming pool, and much more. The objects to find are quite tiny, and because the streets form a maze, some readers may have trouble focusing on each page. Still, readers up for a challenge will enjoy spending time with this book. Laudably, Munro depicts a city where greenery is plentiful and where there are many different things to stumble upon—each day is its own journey...
A concept book for the sharpest of eyes. (answer key) (Activity book. 5-8)
LIBRARY COLUMN | New picture books kids will love
Roxie Munro’s “ABCity” is a fabulous choice for kids who love “Where’s Waldo?” or Richard Scarry’s “Busytown” books. The illustrated buildings and sidewalks are all shaped like letters of the alphabet. Each page has a list of items to find such as balloons and books hidden on the “B” page. You’ll find even more unlisted items hiding in the pictures. There are many tiny details for kids to discover.
- Laura Ransom Contributing writer
Roxie Munro’s “ABCity” is a fabulous choice for kids who love “Where’s Waldo?” or Richard Scarry’s “Busytown” books. The illustrated buildings and sidewalks are all shaped like letters of the alphabet. Each page has a list of items to find such as balloons and books hidden on the “B” page. You’ll find even more unlisted items hiding in the pictures. There are many tiny details for kids to discover.
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Download & print out
individual letters! Your initials (mine are R and M) or the letters that spell your name. Color in the letter on the page. Click on the letter or on "Download File." |
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