{"product_id":"alphabet-city-9780140559040","title":"Alphabet City","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 1996 Caldecott Honor book!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe urban landscape will never look the same again. As Stephen T. Johnson demonstrates in a series of strikingly realistic pastels and watercolors, a simple sawhorse can contain the letter \"A\"--while lampposts alongside a highway can form a row of elegant, soaring Ys. A 1996 Caldecott Honor book, this sophisticated, wordless alphabet book is sure to appeal to young and old alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen T. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is a highly versatile American artist whose art spans a broad range of concepts, contexts and mediums including painting, collage, drawing, sculpture and installations and can be seen in museum and gallery exhibitions, public art commissions, and through his original award-winning children's books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMuch of Johnson's work is characterized by an interest in the alphabet and language, which began with his book \u003ci\u003eAlphabet City\u003c\/i\u003e, a Caldecott Honor and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book of the Year. His most recent engagement with the alphabet is his ongoing series of \"literal abstractions\" which are the subject of his book \u003ci\u003eA is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e, also a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and featured in several solo museum and gallery exhibitions.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526848090386,"sku":"9780140559040","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42eb1e5c-d77a-4e72-b654-4cd7e39c7db8.jpg?v=1731284455","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alphabet-city-9780140559040","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}