A is for Alphabet and Awesome Illustrations

Over the summer I posted about thrifting this book for its gorgeous alphabet illustrations and I think it's now safe to say that I have developed a full-blown 'thing' for great examples of the illustrated alphabet.

Another children's book I recently thrifted called Erni Cabat's Magical ABC Animals Around the Farm. It was published in the early 90's and the psychedelic illustrations truly are magical:



The beautiful colors and intricate designs make them look more like spirit animals than farm animals. I also like that many of them aren't animals one typically associates with a farm.



The owl and the fox are my favorites. I'm almost tempted to remove them and use them as wall art, but I wouldn't want to disrupt the alphabet, that just seems wrong somehow. Besides I've already got some alphabet wall art that I love.

Here's a peek at the area in our office we call 'Clover's Corner'. Since we don't have enough space for her to have a whole room of her own, she's stuck with just a corner for now but at least it's a cute one, right? Her corner is home to many a sweet little thrifted treasure :)

The Ida Pearle alphabet cards hanging above her dresser, however, were something I saw on a design blog while I was pregnant and immediately fell in love with. These were a gift from my mom last Christmas when Clover was only a few months old.

The prints are of the sweetest cut-paper collages and again, the colors are just amazing. Clover and I have this little game that we do where I pick her up and point to the cards while saying the ABC's and acting out little things for certain letters, like when we get to 'D is for dance' we do little pirouettes and when I tell her 'F is for friends' we give each other a big hug. If you're ever looking for the perfect baby shower gift, I highly recommend them :)

You can check out more of Ida Pearle's wonderful art here. This wintry beach scene is one of my favorites. Also, while visiting her site for this post, I was pleasantly surprised to find that she has a new children's alphabet book out too! Which of course, I now must have ;)


I'm also quite tempted by this super cool Alphabet of Endangered Species of the British Isles poster I found by P&C on Etsy.

I'm thinking this love of alphabet illustration could possibly stem from many an hour spent watching Sesame Street back in the 70's. Is anyone else old enough to remember this?