The co-op bookstore for avid readers
Book Cover for: Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z, Lois Ehlert

Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z

Lois Ehlert

Reader Score

82%

82% of readers

recommend this book

A vibrant and sturdy word book starring fruits and vegetables from around the world from Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert. Features upper- and lowercase letters for preschoolers just learning language.

Each turn of the page reveals a mouth-watering arrangement of foods: Indian corn, jalapeno, jicama, kumquat, kiwifruit and kohlrabi. Lois Ehlert's lively watercolors paired with bold easy-to-read type make for a highly appealing and accessible book for parents and children to devour.

At the end of the book, Ehlert provides a detailed glossary that includes pronunciation, botanical information, the origin and history of the particular plant and occasional mythological references, with a small watercolor picture to remind the reader of what the plant looks like.

Apple to Zucchini,

come take a look.

Start eating your way

through this alphabet book.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Clarion Books
  • Publish Date: Aug 27th, 1993
  • Pages: 40
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.55in - 11.03in - 0.16in - 0.42lb
  • EAN: 9780152244361
  • Recommended age: 04-07
  • Categories: Concepts - Alphabet

About the Author

Ehlert, Lois: -

Lois Ehlert was the author-illustrator of many picture books, including Caldecott Honor-winning Color Zoo, Leaf Man, Pie in the Sky, In My World, Growing Vegetable Soup, Planting a Rainbow, and the best-selling Waiting for Wings.

Ehlert, Lois: -

Lois Ehlert was the author-illustrator of many picture books, including Caldecott Honor-winning Color Zoo, Leaf Man, Pie in the Sky, In My World, Growing Vegetable Soup, Planting a Rainbow, and the best-selling Waiting for Wings.

Praise for this book

"Ehlert's eye-catching alphabet book splashes exuberant colors across each page."--Booklist (starred review)

"Illustrations . . . seem to grow off the page in bursts of health and freshness."
--The Horn Book
--