Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration winner

Beautiful yet confusing alphabet book.

The bat, for example, is carrying a hammer with his feet. I'm not sure why. "Hammer" doesn't start with B. He doesn't look like he's about to use the hammer for anything. Maybe it's supposed to be a "ball-peen hammer"?

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Teaches the alphabet and animals.

Pretty to look at, not much substance.

It's very metaphorical, and kind of spiritual. "Beating the earth drum."

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Horses are cool.