Piatti, author of 'The Happy Owls', brings his trademark style of glowing colours and bold lines--aptly compared to stained glass--to this alphabet of animals. Playful rhyming text offers interesting thoughts about each creature, real or fabled. AGES: 4-8 years AUTHOR: Celestino Piatti (1922-2007) was a Swiss graphic artist, painter and book designer. He was a popular illustrator of children's books and achieved international success as a designer for Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (DTV). SELLING POINTS: * A beloved classic back in print! * Celestino Piatti's iconic illustrations make this celebration of the ABCs a great gift for little learners and collectors alike! REVIEWS: A vintage review for a vintage book: "You could do an ABC of extravagant adjectives for Mr. Piatti's outstanding illustrations,. He is one of the most noted European poster artists and the author/illustrator of the very well received 'The Happy Owls' and this book is a bolster to his reputation. His A to Z menagerie all done with the heavy black outlines and extraordinarily rich coloring of stained glass, incudes a gracefully bent double spread giraffe, an African-angular red orang-utan, a limpid-eyed yak - practically anyone could be someone's favourite. The book is designed for easy la-holding and long-looking." - Kirkus Reviews