A review by mudder17
Animalia by Graeme Base

5.0

OMG, I wish I had had this book when my kids were young. They would have loved it. The illustrations remind me a little bit of Jan Brett, also a favorite, but the details are similar to the hidden things books. The book takes you through the Alphabet, but for each letter, there are alliterative phrases that both describe the scene and feature that letter. But even cooler is that hidden on each page are multiple examples of other items that represent that letter. For example, the letter D has "Diabolical Dragons Daintily Devouring Delicious Delicacies" and of course there are a couple of dragons eating said delicacies. But you can also find a Dog, a drawer, a duck, a doll, dice, dagger, etc. I'm willing to bet that children will find something new each time. My kids loved these types of books when they were young and I know they would love this one.