Abecedario Del Sur Seek and Find Book by Alexclamation Ink*

Seek and find the letters of the alphabet as you explore the street scapes of a unique part of Tucson! Abrecedario del Sur highlights the neon and hand-painted signs that make up the visual culture found in the Southside of Tucson. The bright colors and bilingual text represent the vibrant Mexican culture that resides here. Each page features a photograph of a building and asks the reader to find a letter of the alphabet within the image. The following page pulls out the letter in full color, rewarding the reader with a beautiful letter form. This alphabet book format encourages kids to find the alphabet hidden in the world around them.

Created, illustrated, and written by Alex Jimenez of Alex! Ink right here in Tucson!

As a former scientist, Alex approaches art from a slightly different perspective, as a design problem or illustration project becomes a search for the right question, and the final image the answer. A lover of the process, Alex’s work is meticulous and iterative, taking advantage of the digital world by combining hand illustrated elements with photography, watercolors, and vectorized images