The Elsa Beskow alphabet book – Elsa Beskow

The alphabet book by Elsa Beskow is a stunning children’s picture book filled with wonderful classic Waldorf-style illustrations to bring the alphabet to life for children.

Featuring Elsa Beskow’s beloved artwork from her classic picture books as well as previously unpublished illustrations. There is even a guide to which book each illustration comes from, including her most well-loved books such as Children of the Forest and The Sun Egg.

The delightful illustrations are a wonderful mixture of subjects, from fairytale and fantasy such as Jack Frost and woodland pixies to familiar everyday scenes of children riding bicycles and kittens playing.

The perfect book for learning the alphabet and developing children’s vocabulary while also encouraging their imaginations in Waldorf-style learning. This early learning book is recommended for children ages 1 to 5 years.

The Elsa Beskow alphabet book is a beautifully illustrated hardback children’s picture book published in English in 2015 by Floris Books. It has 176 pages and measures 15.6 x 16cm.

Contents:

1 hardback book in English – 176 pages.

About Elsa Beskow

Elsa Beskow is one of Sweden’s best-loved authors and illustrator. Often called the ‘Beatrix Potter’ of Scandinavia, her picture books of flowers, animals and little folk have been known and loved in Sweden and around the world for over a century.

Her illustrations take the reader back to an idyllic Sweden at the turn of the 20th century and her books are true classics which transcend nationality and time.