Animal Albums from A to Z

*Signed Bookplate!*

From the inimitable creator ofEl Deafo, this all-ages alphabet book is also a hand-wrought, high-fidelity, hilariously tongue-in-cheek homage to the golden days of album cover art.

Cece Bell loves music and collecting old record albums, her introduction explains, especially albums featuring animal artists. The bouncing harmonies of the Barbershop Beagles, the elegant crooning of the elephant Ella Fontaine, the hilarious rhymes of the Hip-Hop Hedgehogsall are represented in this quirky ABC book that draws on the creators personal collection of albums, memorabilia, and lyrics dating between 1944 and 1984, the heyday of album design.With wry, witty text, silly and sumptuous sound play, and biographical end matter on all twenty-six musical acts, the book commands and stands up to repeated readings. Bright, zany artall painted and lettered by handa stellar design, and an album-size trim make it a collectors item in its own right, sure to grace the coffee tables of vinyl- and design-loving adults even as it tickles young funny bones. A hootenanny hosted by the creator of the Newbery Honor Book and Eisner Award winnerEl Deafo,Animal Albums from A to Zalso quietly reminds us just how much music can mean to everyone.