ABC ROAR

by Chieu Anh Urban

Kids will learn animal names and write the letters of the alphabet in this fun, colorful, and interactive hands-on novelty book from the talented Chiêu Anh Urban!

Stylistic in design, this colorful and interactive alphabet book invites youngest readers to roar through ABC animals from armadillo to zebra shark! Each spread with cut-out layers and glossy paths features a different creature living in their environment for a hands-on exploration of letters and animals. Touch and trace letters from A to Z, whether it’s a bear fishing in the stream, dolphins splashing in the ocean, or a leopard roaring from the trees above.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

30 pages, Board Book

Published August 16, 2022

About the author

Chiêu Anh Urban is an author/illustrator, graphic designer and award-winning book designer.  She specializes in developing interactive, playful books that provide fun learning and exploration for the youngest readers.

Chiêu’s novelty titles include 123 ZOOM and ABC ROAR (2022) with Little Simon/S&S, and board book series ILLUSIONS IN ART (2023) with Candlewick Press.  She is the creator of Color Wonder Hooray for Spring!, Color Wonder Winter is Here!, Quiet as a Mouse: And Other Animal Idioms, Away We Go! and Raindrops.  

Chiêu holds a BFA in Communications Art and Design from VCU School of Arts.  Visit her website at ChieuUrban.com for story time activities and coloring pages.

Connect with me:

https://www.facebook.com/chieuurban

https://twitter.com/ChieuAnhUrban

https://www.instagram.com/chieu.anh.u...

http://www.chieuurban.blogspot.com

Reviews

[Skarpetta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations ! My toddler grandson loves reading this book with me. Having been blessed with a copy of this book, I so appreciate all the time the author put into it. Great book to share with your little one.

[Shannon Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a colorful interactive children's ABC book! My 3 year old daughter absolutely loves singing her ABC's and now she can trace the letters as we sing along. The whole design of the book is fantastic! Highly recommend! Thank you Chieu we appreciate your creativity!

[Nicole Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book in so many ways. It’s the alphabet, it encourages tracing/spelling the letters, it has cool animals not everyone has seen before, and it doesn't have X-ray Fish for X! (Always an important qualifier for me.) Not to mention the illustrations are cute and with each animal is the mention of their habitat or where they are often seen. Just a great, everyone-can-learn-something book.

[Peacegal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A variety of animals, some who might be new to both kids and their parents, are presented in this colorful ABC book.

[Daniel Barrows · Rating 2 out of 5]

There's no wordplay or rhyming. The illustrations are fine but unremarkable. The hints for tracing letters don't match how anyone would actually write a the letter; who writes a capital N starting at the top left?

As for a tactile experience, the inset letters are so wide that if you trace the letters you don't even feel the inset part. I wish the darkened parts that indicate where to trace were the only parts that were inset.

The full alphabet on the last page was nice for practicing reading letters.

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learned the names of some animals I’ve never heard of before. Or at least not called that specific name like the ibex or xerus

[curiouskat_books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love how the book is set up so that the child can trace the letters.