A B C book research

There are a ridiculous amount of ABC books on the market, but not many quality ones as far as I can find. Here are some of the ones that have stood out to me. Some are from famous illustrators, some aren't, but each seems to have a different layout and approach, which makes me think that anything goes in the ABC book market. All images are from amazon.co.uk  and further images are available of the inside pages of some of these books on this site, which can help with layout, as they will not let you download these pages.

In the curious George book the characters are created by using the letters as a starting point.

This Maisy Book combines naive illustrations with a lift the flap book to bring ABC to life.

    

In this book the letters become part of the illustration with the characters interacting with them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quentin's illustrations help to give movement and feeling to the ABC book.

I love the use of mixed media used in this book, The lino cut effect lettering combined with the solid painted characters works really well. I also like the use of stacking items on top of one another, this is also a good way of a different layout.

I really like the bright colours and the graphic style of illustration used in this book, his style reminds me in some way of mine. He uses shape and colour to portray his characters and scenery.

Charley Harper fits his text around his illustrations. 

Good old Dr Seuss uses his amazing use of words and quirky illustrations, his layout is often jumbled and busy, which all adds up to another great book.