Rockstar Book Tours presents... THE ALPHABET'S ALPHABET by Chris Harris - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!

Hi there!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers. 

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE ALPHABET'S ALPHABET by Chris Harris & Dan Santat blog tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my review below, make the rounds for the other sites participating in the tour, and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

THE ALPHABET'S ALPHABET

by

Chris Harris

Illustrated by

Dan Santat

Pub. Date: September 29, 2020

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 48

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For fans of P is for Pterodactyl comes this groundbreaking spin on the ABC's from an acclaimed, bestselling author and artist pairing!

Here's a totally twisted take on the alphabet that invites readers to look at it in a whole new way: An A is an H that just won't stand up right, a B is a D with its belt on too tight, and a Z is an L in a tug-of-war fight! Twenty-six letters, unique from each other -- and yet, every letter looks just like one another! Kind of like...one big family.

From two bestselling masters of wordplay and visual high jinks comes a mind-bending riddle of delightful doppelgängers and surprising disguises that reveal we're more alike than we may think. You'll never look at the alphabet the same way again!

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This was an uber fun rhyming picture book that will not only help kiddos out with learning their ABCs in a fun new way, but also goes a long way in reminding us that at heart, where it really counts, we are really all the same.  We may look different at first glance, have different interests, likes, dislikes, beliefs, and attractions...but we all share one thing.  We all belong to the same race...the HUMAN race.  Our differences are something to be celebrated because that celebration lifts up another human being who deserves that recognition, who is worthy of that praise, that moment, that time in the spotlight, but in the end, it really elevates us all.  I love how this concept was illustrated so wonderfully throughout the story...as you can see above...with gorgeous full color displays and humor, but it just goes to connect the worded message visually so that it sticks even more.

All in all, a great read for the tykes, but also a great reminder for us all in these times, or any times really.

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About the author...

Chris Harris is the New York Times bestselling author of I'm Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups, illustrated by Lane Smith. He has been an executive producer for comedies including How I Met Your Mother, and a writer for The Late Show with David Letterman. His pieces have appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and on NPR. He lives in Los Angeles. 

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About the illustrator...

Dan Santat is the Caldecott Medal-winning and New York Timesbestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Are We There Yet?, After the Fall, and Drawn Together, as well as the illustrator of many other picture books, including Crankenstein by Samantha Berger. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and various pets. His website is dantat.com.

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3 winners will receive a Finished Copy of THE ALPHABET'S ALPHABET

(US Only)

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 Special thanks to Rockstar Book Tours and Little, Brown Books for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the copy for review.  (THANKS!)  For more information on this title, the author, the illustrator, the publisher, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above.  Be sure to check out the rest of the tour going on now for more bookish fun...

Tour Schedule

Week One:

9/21/2020	Little Red Reads	Spotlight
9/22/2020	Two Chicks on Books	Spotlight
9/23/2020	YA Book Nerd	Review
9/24/2020	Word Spelunking	Review
9/25/2020	Jazzy Book Reviews	Review

 Week Two:

9/28/2020	Novel Novice	Review
9/29/2020	onemused	Review
9/30/2020	The Phantom Paragrapher	Review
10/1/2020	Bookroomreviews	Review
10/2/2020	YA Books Central	Spotlight

 Week Three:

10/5/2020	Rajiv's Reviews	Review
10/6/2020	She Just Loves Books	Review
10/7/2020	Gimme The Scoop Reviews	Review
10/8/2020	Do You Dog-ear?	Review
10/9/2020	Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers	Review

 Week Four:

10/12/2020	Reese's Reviews	Review
10/13/2020	The Pages In-Between	Review
10/14/2020	Fictitiouswonderland	Review
10/15/2020	Oh Hey! Books	Review
10/16/2020	Jotted by Jena	Review

 Week Five:

10/19/2020	fictitious.fox	Review
10/20/2020	Jaime's World	Spotlight
10/21/2020	Twirling Book Princess	Spotlight
10/22/2020	Lifestyle of Me	Review
10/23/2020	BookHounds Ya	Review

 Week Six:

10/26/2020

two points of interest

Review

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

Playful Pigs From A to Z by Anita Lobel

Hi guys!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're jumping aboard the edutainment train with a title that's part Picture Book, part ABC Primer, adding up to a whole lot of enjoyment for readers of all ages.  So, if you're ready, join me in the sunny meadows of imagination as we discover today's book of choice...

Playful Pigs from A to Z

by

Anita Lobel

9780553508321

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

This is a journey through your ABC's like none you've taken before.  With an earthy, rich color palette and soft, gentle illustrations, your eyes will be delighted with every turn of the page.  Right from the start of the text, we discover that these 26 piglets are not only here for educational purposes, but are ready for an adventure.  Boy do they deliver!  From Amanda in her adorable outfit Admiring an "A' to wonderful Wanda watering her "W", there is fun to be had from A to Z...and a few surprises too!  (Hint:  Look at the bottom corners in each frame.  There's something added that starts with the same letter as featured on each page!)

So whether you're interested in harnessing the learning power it possesses or simply an adorable venture through the alphabet with some porcine friends to lead the way, this is definitely a Picture Book/Primer that should be on your wish list...or even perhaps on your wall.  How so?  Right back to those illustrations.  I could easily see with no stretch of the imagination these pages becoming framed images in a child's nursery, classroom, or library.  Just a thought.

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About the author...

Author self portrait

Anita Lobel is well known and well loved by picture-book fans young and old, most recently for Taking Care of Mama Rabbit, 10 Hungry Rabbits, and Lena’s Sleep Sheep. She received a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in On Market Street, and her memoir, No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War, was a finalist for the National Book Award.

Ms. Lobel lives in New York City. She enjoyed revisiting the alphabet and painting an ABC parade of pigs in costumes for this book. You can visit her gallery of animals and other paintings, as well as see a complete list of her books, at anita-lobel.com.

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Special thanks to Cassie at Random House Children's Books for the review copy and chance to bring this title to you.  (THANKS!)  For more information on this title, the author, the publisher, or their growing catalog, be sure to click through the links provided above.  This title just reached publication July 14th, 2015 via Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, so be on the lookout for it on a bookstore shelf or virtual retailer of your choosing.

Until next time...happy reading!

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: R is for Rocket: An ABC Book by Tad Hills

Morning everyone!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

 

Today, school is back in session as we throw a pre-publication celebration for the latest Picture Book release slated for author Tad Hills.  Perhaps you've heard of him?  If not, I KNOW you've heard of the wonderful little dog that stars in his children's series.  His name rhymes with POCKET...

Ladies and gents, boys and girls of all ages.  Please join me front and center as we welcome today's book of choice to the spotlight....

R is for Rocket:
An ABC Book
by
Tad Hills
9780553522280
Schwartz & Wade

About the book...
From finding acorns, to balancing on a ball, to offering a cookie and a crayon to a crow, readers will love exploring the wonderful world of Rocket and his friends. The whole cast is featured, among them the little yellow bird, the owl, Bella the squirrel, and more. Even Goose from the beloved and bestselling Duck & Goose books makes a cameo appearance! With charming and delightful scenes for every letter, here’s an ode to the wondrous, mighty, gorgeous alphabet.

Take off the dust jacket to find a fun alphabet poster printed on the inside!



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That's right!
Rocket, that lovable, spunky, adorable little fur baby is back and this time, he's teaching the kiddos their ABC's.  A fitting way to lead into his reading adventure, wouldn't you say?  With full color illustrations throughout chock full of eye catching imagery and lettered words even the littlest tykes can identify, you'll have a delightful time bouncing through the alphabet from A to Z. 




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About the author...

Tad’s interest in art drew him to Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, where he studied painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, creative writing, and poetry, but his greatest education came with the arrival of his children. “Spending time with my kids helps me remember what it’s like to be a child. I try to capture that innocence and enthusiastic vision of the world in my books. I want kids to see themselves in my characters.

“I find the process of creating a book similar to making sculpture. It is a constant adding and taking-away. The words and pictures are like pieces of clay. Some ideas come from experience and observation and some seem to come from thin air. Sometimes an idea builds out of an overheard conversation, or sometimes an idea comes to me when I’m cooking dinner. The real trick is to take all those ideas, like chunks of soft clay, and build something. Throughout the process the sculpture may hold itself upright, or more likely it might sag in places, or even collapse completely. The tough part is getting all that clay to stand up and not sag or collapse. Standing, of course, isn’t all there is: you have to make sure that it is fun and interesting from all angles, because kids will be walking around it, squinting at it, sniffing it, touching it–inspecting it from all sides.

“As an author and illustrator of children’s books, my greatest satisfaction comes from visiting schools. The kids’ excitement and enthusiasm for books is very real. I especially enjoy the responses I get from children when I ask if they have any questions or comments. ‘Where do you get your ideas? What’s the difference between a book and a story? My birthday is June 12th. How do you make the cover shiny? My Dad has socks like yours. Do you have an agent? Do you write the story first or draw the pictures? How do you make a book?’ But what I love most is when a lower school kid smiles and says proudly, ‘I’m writing a book.’”



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Special thanks to Jillian at Random House for the chance to bring this book to the spotlight for all of you. (THANKS!)  For more information on the title, author, publisher, or to pre-order your copy, feel free to click through the links provided above.  This title is set to release JULY 7th, 2015, so make a place for it on your wish list for it today.

Until next time...happy reading!