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  • Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson book cover
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Alphabet City

by Stephen T. Johnson Publisher: PUFFIN BOOKS

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An alphabet found in the cityscape

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    1996 Caldecott Honor Book

    The book received a 1996 Caldecott Honor.

AlbakiReads Editorial

An alphabet found in the cityscape

Stephen T. Johnson turns familiar urban details into visual letterforms: a sawhorse suggests an A, while roadside lampposts create Ys. Told without words, the book invites a close look at how shapes in a city can resemble the alphabet. Its city-and-town setting makes the surroundings themselves the material for an alphabet book, with the illustrations carrying the full sequence of discovery.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 exploring letters and visual recognition
  • Families and educators looking for a wordless alphabet book
  • Those interested in city scenes and illustration

Themes

Alphabet and letter recognitionCity and town lifeVisual observation

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Book overview

A 1996 Caldecott Honor book!

The urban landscape will never look the same again. As Stephen T. Johnson demonstrates in a series of strikingly realistic pastels and watercolors, a simple sawhorse can contain the letter "A"--while lampposts alongside a highway can form a row of elegant, soaring Ys. A 1996 Caldecott Honor book, this sophisticated, wordless alphabet book is sure to appeal to young and old alike.
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