Quentin Blake's ABC

quentin blake

Rhyming text and illustrations depict objects for each letter of the alphabet, from apples and breakfast in bed to a hairy yak and plenty of zippers.

Genres picture bookschildrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,1989

This edition

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Published: November 25, 1989 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394941493
ASIN: 0394941497
Language: English

About the author

Sir Quentin Saxby Blake is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001, he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. He is a patron of the Association of Illustrators.