Publisher Description

Following on the heels of the regional best-selling Larry Gets Lost in Portland (over 8,000 copies sold) comes this modern and colorful ABC for the children, families, and visitors of Portland, OR.Larry the lovable pup from the best-selling Larry Gets Lost in Portland returns to the Rose City for an alphabetic adventure! He and his friend Pete see Portland from A (Art Museum) to Z (Portland Zoo), and everything in between. H is for Hawthorne Bridge, P is Powell's Books, and W is for Willamette River-children can learn ABCs and about their hometown! How many letters can you find around you?

Author Biography

JOHN SKEWES is a professional illustrator living in Seattle. He began work as a product designer and character artist for Disney Consumer Products before leaving to start his own company, Retrodyne Industries, in 2001. His clients include Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera, Fox, Pixar, and Simon & Schuster. As the creator and illustrator of the award-winning Larry Gets Lost children's book series, John has followed Larry from the southern tip of Texas to tiny Nome, Alaska, and has been lost several times himself. He has illustrated over 20 children's books, including the Flintstones, Tom and Jerry, and Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Review

"Portland ABC...will certainly bid for heavy rotation in Rose City Montessori classrooms and progressive playdates... The artist/writer's bold alphabetic take on Portland makes use of local icons like Voodoo Donuts and the Hawthorne Bridge."
Portland Monthly 

"'Portland ABC' is a banner in book form to wave with PDX pride."
The Register-Guard

"Many of the things kids love about living in Portland are right there on the page, making this a very special little book for any young—or old, really!—Portlander. Seriously, who living in Portland wouldn't want a beautifully illustrated book with the elephant statue in the North Park Blocks near Powell's City of Books (that's P) representing the letter E?" 
Portland Book Review

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" Portland ABC ...will certainly bid for heavy rotation in Rose City Montessori classrooms and progressive playdates...

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