Category: Architecture
A is for Auteur is a children's alphabet book featuring cinema’s greatest filmmakers from A to Z. Clever, beautifully-designed and packed with references to more than 200 films from Alfred Hitchcock to Agnès Varda, this one-of-a-kind collection is a must-own for cinephiles and little cinephiles alike.
My kid is only three but already asks to "read the Hitchcock one" every night—the illustrations are so striking they hold her attention even when the references fly over her head. It's the kind of book that grows with them, and I've caught myself flipping through it alone just to spot all the hidden
The film references are so cleverly woven in that I catch something new each time we read it, and the design is genuinely beautiful to look at. My kid loves pointing at the illustrations even if she doesn’t know the directors yet, and it’s sparked some fun conversations about movies.
My four-year-old asks for "the movie book" every night now, and I love that each letter introduces a director with enough sly film references to keep me entertained while she enjoys the bold art. It's genuinely clever how they packed over 200 movies into a simple alphabet format without making it fe
