Charley Harper’s Animal Alphabet

$10.95 at Seattle Art Museum.

More than 45 animals, delightfully depicted by Charley Harper, shine from the pages of this board book. Rhyming text by Zoe Burke names them all in read-aloud-fun fashion! Charley Harper (1922 - 2007) had an alternative way of looking at nature. His serigraphs were large expanses of rich color, which gave the viewer a very different perspective on the animal kingdom. A conservationist as well as an artist, Harper believed that humor made it easier to encourage changes in our attitudes and awareness of…