Animalia is an illustrated children's book by Graeme Base. It was originally published in 1986, followed by a tenth anniversary edition in 1996, and a 25th anniversary edition in 2012. Over four million copies have been sold worldwide. A special numbered and signed anniversary edition was also published in 1996, with an embossed gold jacket. Synopsis Animalia is an alliterative alphabet book and contains twenty-six illustrations, one for each letter of the alphabet. Each illustration features an animal from the animal kingdom (A is for alligator and armadillo, B is for butterfly, etc.) along with a short poem utilizing the letter of the page for many of the words. The illustrations contain many other objects beginning with that letter that the reader can try to identify (however, there are not necessarily "a thousand things, or maybe more", as the author states). As an additional challenge, the author has hidden a picture of himself as a child in every picture. Here are some of the things in each picture that are truly different (the alligator in the A section is wearing an apron featuring the alphabet, which the book is about, and this section also features the author's home country, Australia): Note: This list is incomplete. Aa 1. Astronaut 🧑‍🚀 2. Album 💿 3. Admiral 4. Archdiocese 5. Actor 6. Actress 7. Aborigine 8. Athlete 9. Acrobat 10. Apple 🍎 11. Acorn 12. Apricot 13. Avocado 🥑 14. Adder 15. Albatross 16. Antelope 17. Anteater 18. Aardvark 19. Anvil 20. Afghan hound 21. Affenpinscher 22. Airedale terrier 23. Aqueduct 24. Ant 🐜 25. Abacus 🧮 26. Asparagus 27. Artichoke 28. Accordion 🪗 29. Anchor ⚓️ 30. Anemone 31. Axe 🪓 32. Angel 👼 33. Algebra 34. Atlas 35. Apron 36. Alien 👽 37. Ambulance 🚑 38. Antenna Bb 36. Bumblebee 🐝 37. Bobolink 38. Bear 🐻 39. Bonnet 40. Barbed wire 41. Brambles 42. Bulrushes 43. Baboon 44. Bassoon 45. Brontosaurus 🦕 46. Budgerigar 47. Bomb 💣 48. Brain 🧠 49. Brick 🧱 50. Basket 🧺 51. Basketball 🏀 52. Basketball hoop 53. Baseball ⚾️ 54. Baseball bat 55. Backgammon 56. Ballpoint pen 🖋️ 57. Bagpipes 58. Bicycle 🚲 59. Barrel 60. Bell 🛎 61. Boot 🥾 62. Button 63. Blueberries 🫐 64. Belt 65. Bugle 66. Bull 🐂 67. Bucket 🪣 68. Bellows 69. Boomerang 🪃 70. Bathtub 🛁 71. Bone 🦴 72. Bush 73. Bottle 🍼 74. Banana 🍌