BUILDABLOCK BOARD BOOK

For every child who has ever stopped dead on the pavement to watch a digger. Buildablock is the construction-themed entry in the bestselling Abrams Block Book series by Christopher Franceschelli and British design duo Peskimo — and it is a brilliant one. More than 24 construction machines get the full Peskimo treatment across die-cut pages that reveal each vehicle through its own shape, building recognition and vocabulary in the most engaging way possible.

Bulldozers, cranes, excavators, cement mixers, dump trucks — all rendered in Peskimo’s bold, vivid, graphic illustration style against dense, object-packed backgrounds that give children something new to discover on every read. The same die-cut mechanic that made Alphablock and Countablock so distinctive is applied here to the world of the building site, making each page a tactile, interactive experience as children trace the shape of each machine with their eyes and hands.

The cover sets the tone perfectly: a smiling construction worker in a yellow hard hat driving a massive yellow bulldozer straight at you, framed by a red background packed wall-to-wall with every construction tool imaginable — handsaws, spanners, hard hats, traffic cones, wheelbarrows, bricks and a pair of entirely characterful Peskimo pigeons. It is loud, joyful and exactly right.

• Written by Christopher Franceschelli; illustrated by Peskimo
• Die-cut board book introducing 24+ construction machines and vehicles
• Part of the Abrams Block Book series (Alphablock, Countablock, Farmblock, Loveblock)
• Published by Abrams Appleseed, September 2017
• ISBN: 9781419725708