Letters From New York

Making Pictures with the A-B-C

Author: Maree Coote

Readers spell their way through the pictures of the city and its features and inhabitants, and every image is made from the letters that spell its name.

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Summary

Readers spell their way through the pictures of the city and its features and inhabitants, and every image is made from the letters that spell its name.

Description

An ingenious tour of New York City, featuring gorgeous illustrations created in Letter Art by this award-winning illustrator.

Meet Andy Warhol, the dinosaurs of the Natural History Museum, and learn about the squirrel that took out the stock exchange! These fascinating pictures are partnered with a commentary on New York unlike any other.

Striking picture book about New York, featuring pictures made from the letters that spell their name. Includes famous faces, buildings, and icons from the Big Apple, and makes an ideal gift. Aids in letter-recognition, observation and spelling. Ingenious!

Critic Reviews

“"This rhythmic tour takes visual poetry to a new level." -- Foreword Reviews”

"This rhythmic tour takes visual poetry to a new level." --Foreword Reviews

About the Author

Maree Coote is a writer, designer, illustrator and photographer. She is the author of two gold award winning histories, 'The Melbourne Book' and 'The Art of Being Melbourne', and is author/illustrator of a dozen children's books, including the Bologna Ragazzi Special Mention 2017 Award-winning 'Spellbound’, and the Nami Concours Illustration Distinction Prize. Her graphic work for children is focused on the typographic illustrations (Letter Art) she has developed in her recent books.