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FROM ANNE TO ZACH by Mary Jane Martin

FROM ANNE TO ZACH

by Mary Jane Martin & illustrated by Michael Grejniec

Pub Date: Sept. 1st, 1996
ISBN: 1-56397-573-4
Publisher: Boyds Mills

Martin's humorous rhymes, incorporating children's names (in alphabetical order of course), have the rhythm of jump rope chants: ``J my name is Justin. K my name is Kate. L my name is Larry. I just learned how to skate.'' Ratcheting the book up a few notches is the art; Grejniec paints childlike, striking scenes in vivid watercolor. Careful design makes the most of these paintings, evoking eastern European poster art even as they reflect the naive vitality that characterizes the work of preschoolers. It makes for an appealing reworking of the familiar ABC genre. (Picture book. 3- 6)