Backseat A-B-See

By Maria van Lieshout

“Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another idea for an alphabet book—buckle up for this one! . . . Clever [and] fun.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review).

Vroom! Vroom! Whether on a cross-country road trip or a quick jaunt across town, there’s no end to what a child can see from the backseat of a car. Using familiar road signs, this striking book introduces little ones not just to the alphabet but also to the world around them.

Equally perfect for transportation-obsessed children and those just learning to read, this fresh and dynamic picture book will entertain and educate at home, in the classroom, and on the go.

“Backseat drivers will enjoy learning the language of the road along with their ABCs.” —Publishers Weekly

“The alphabet. In road signs. Genius.” —Wired

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Apr 6, 2012
• ISBN: 9781452114002

Maria van Lieshout

Maria van Lieshout was born and raised near Amsterdam, where she spent many weekends in the Museum Quarter row house where her grandparents lived with her artist aunt and metalsmith uncle. Drawing while her aunt painted, and pecking stories on a typewriter while her uncle soldered metals inspired her love for drawing, creating and writing. After high school in Leiden, Maria studied Visual Communications at GWU in DC, and worked in design and innovation at Coca-Cola. In 2000, Maria became illustrator full-time. She has illustrated/written 15 picture books. Song of a Blackbird is Maria’s first graphic novel.

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Reviews for Backseat A-B-See

[meditationesmartini · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Traffic signs? Uh, the fatal flaw here is that kids young enough to care about his book face backward in their car seats and can't see shit, and your copyeditor or someone should have told you that, Maria Van Lieshout.

[sullywriter_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Road sign alphabet. Awesome concept book!