BEST OF THE YEAR
The New York Times·BooklistTop of the List · World Kid LitWhat letter does the word
beestart with?
If you said “B” you’re right – in English!
But in many, many languages, it actually starts with A.
Bee is
Aṅụ̄in Igbo,
Aamooin Ojibwe,
Abelhain Portugese.
And
Arıin Turkish.
Come and explore the gorgeous variations in the ways we talk about familiar things, unified and illuminated through Ellen Heck’s eye-catching, graphic scratchboard details and hidden letterforms.
P R A I S E★ “A gorgeous collection for linguists of all ages."
—Booklist(starred)“The ultimate demonstration of inclusion, and the beauty of world languages. This lavishly illustrated multilingual alphabet book isn’t about inclusion, it is inclusion.”
—The New York Times"Kaleidoscopic and delightful. Any lover of language, or any child who likes new sounds, will be entranced."
—Kory Stamper,NYT“Beautiful. A book that presents an understanding far beyond the usual. Marvelous”
—Betsy Bird,SLJ Fuse 8Ellen Heckis a printmaker. For the past decade, through several print projects, she has explored questions about identity—its creation, variability, persistence and change. She studied philosophy at Brown University and art at SAIC. Inspired by reading Lithuanian alphabet books to her son,A Is for Beeis her debut picture book.
[STAR] “A gorgeous collection for linguists of all ages."Booklist (starred)
“Against richly colored backgrounds, the black-and-white scratchboard illustrations dramatically employ contrast and texture. Hand-letterel³¼
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