The ABC Zoo: Beastly
Facts From A to Z

CHILDREN | ÖBLINGS | FIREFLIES | MATH

Princeton Architectural Press goes wild for ABC Zoo: Beastly Facts from A to Z by Oliver Weiss, an abecedary pairing collage illustrations with sometimes surprising animal facts.
—Publishers Weekly

Animals, art, and the ABCs—the dazzlingly delightful picture book The ABC Zoo: Beastly Facts From A to Z shares an alphabetical collection of facts about all kinds of animals we know (or thought we did!) and love. The book combines collage-style artwork with hand-drawn illustrations. I also wrote brief texts describing the animals portrayed.

Did you know that a squid changes color and glows in the dark? That giraffes have tongues as long as your arm? That trying to race an ostrich would be like racing a train?

Learn a host of surprising facts about animals from A to Z in this gloriously illustrated book for kids. Featuring unique collages that incorporate colorful inks, photographs, and torn paper effects, The ABC Zoo is an educational and endlessly fun volume for animal lovers, art admirers, and fact fanciers. It will be published by Princeton Architectural Press / Chronicle Books in the fall of 2025.

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Basking in the warm sun by the riverbank, the crocodile dreams of prey while dolphins playfully dash through the water, performing acrobatic flips and racing alongside boats.
The anaconda, a massive snake inhabiting dense marshes and swamps, silently hunts at night, while caterpillars undergo a magical metamorphosis into diverse butterfly species.
The tiny Yorkshire Terrier with its luxurious long coat and the zebra, distinguished by its distinctive black and white stripes that camouflage it in tall savanna grass and confuse flies.
With a tongue the length of your arm, the giraffe stretches her long, spotted neck high into the sky, snacking on leaves right off the highest branches.
Perched on a sun-baked rock, the iguana feels salty ocean spray on her scaly face before using her long tail to dive submarine-like through the crashing waves.