Christopher Wormell's compelling and colourful artwork has won him admirers amongst children and adults alike. His first book for children, "An Alphabet of Animals", started as a series of simple and colourful lino-cut illustrations for his son, and eventually grew into a book that took the prestigious Graphics Prize at the Bologna International Children's Book Fair in 1991. "The New Alphabet of Animals", published by Running Press in 2002, won critical acclaim for the sheer force of its artistry.

 

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Running Press .

Chris Wormell lives in North London with his wife and children. He was the winner of the Ragazza Prize at Bologna in 1991. His previous books for Jonathan Cape are Where I Live and What I Eat, Blue Rabbit and Friends and Blue Rabbit and Friends and Animal Train and Off to the Fair (to be published in 2001).