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By Wallace Edwards An alphabet book like no other from the unique imagination of Wallace Edwards, now reissued for a new generation of readers. This new edition of the Governor General’s Award–winning Alphabeasts celebrates the weirdly wonderful imagination of a beloved Canadian artist, the late Wallace Edwards. A new generation of young readers (and adults) will delight in this truly extraordinary alphabet book, discovering animals from A to Z living together in an old Victorian mansion. There’s an elephant in the ballroom playing with a model train, an octopus hanging from the foyer chandelier – and even a zebra enjoying a soak in the bathtub! Using watercolors and colored pencils in his inimitable style, Wallace Edwards created a bizarre and luxurious world rich in color and texture, with details that readers will pore over. Timeless and engaging, this witty and surreal mix of art and alphabet book is a true gift for those discovering it for the first time. AWARDS 2004&nbspGreat Book of the Year, Canadian Toy Testing Council commendation 2003&nbspOur Choice, Starred Selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre winner 2003&nbspRuth Schwartz Children's Book Award short-listed 2003&nbspBook of the Year, Gold Medal, ForeWord Magazine winner 2003&nbspBlue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association short-listed 2002&nbspGovernor General's Literary Award, Children's Illustration, Canada Council for the Arts winner 2003&nbspChildrens' Choices, International Reading Association short-listed 2003&nbspIndependent Publisher Book Award short-listed