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Seeger, Laura Vaccaro , Seeger, Laura Vaccaro

The Hidden Alphabet

32 pp. | Roaring Brook/Porter | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-7613-1941-7 $$17.95

(2) K-3 Sturdy pages made of card stock feature black die-cut flaps folding down from the top. Lift the flaps and foreground turns background as pictured images become the negative space defining the letter form. Within each image, delicately subtle shadows transform shapes from convex to concave (or vice versa) once the flap is lifted. This is great bookmaking, and a snazzy--though sophisticated--addition to the alphabet bookshelf.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2004