LOOK INSIDE...
What if you were an owl?
What would you see in the city?
Winnipeg’s skyline offers a window into a playful world of contemporary and historic architecture across the seasons. Learn your ABCs and XYZs and learn about Winnipeg’s hidden and not-so-hidden architectural gems.

This is more than just an alphabet book. It’s an ABC book + picture book + little readers’ book, all rolled into one. Everyone who loves their city (or is visiting the city) and wants to explore its secrets from an owl’s eye view . . . somewhere between what is real and a dream—this book is for you.

Here’s to our up-and-coming young architects, urban designers, landscape architects, interior designers, engineers, planners, urbanists—city-builders, all!
✰✰✰ SOARING REVIEWS ✰✰✰
Heritage Winnipeg is thrilled to promote this new ABC picture book for young children! This inspirational book with beautiful illustrations has immense educational value, raising awareness among younger generations and highlighting the historical value of our city's irreplaceable built heritage.
— Cindy Tugwell, Heritage Winnipeg
Illustrated with whimsical drawings, this book provides a wonderful introduction to the richness and variety of Winnipeg’s places and spaces.
— Susan Algie, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation
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ISBN
Hardcover
978-1-03-832725-3
Paperback
978-1-03-832724-6
eBook
978-1-03-832726-0
Audiobook
978-1-03-832727-7
COMING SOON!
  • Also available in print and eBook editions from your favourite online retailer; order through your local bookstore or library
  • AUDIOBOOK edition forthcoming
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TEASER BOOK TRAILER
Brava on a stunning and essential book that will spark curiosity and teach young minds to see our city in a whole new way!
 
In W is for Winnipeg — A Little Architect’s ABC (Friesen Press), author Dr. Rae Bridgman invites readers on a whimsical journey through Winnipeg’s urban landscape—guided by the city’s owl population. With captivating illustrations and fascinating facts, the book seamlessly weaves together the ABCs with the rich tapestry of Winnipeg’s built environment, celebrating iconic architecture, both historic and contemporary.
 
W is for Winnipeg nurtures an appreciation for architecture, urban design, and urban wildlife. Whether for a young reader, a lifelong Winnipegger, or a visitor discovering the city, this beautifully crafted book offers a fresh perspective on the city’s architectural wonders along with strong encouragement to go owling. Just like owls can be a great phantom, architectural details can escape the casual observer. While learning their ABC's, the next gen of city builders will learn to look.
-- Hazel Borys


ARTICLES
2022
Into the Woods and Out to the World, UM Today News, University of Manitoba (September 2022)
RESOURCES
  • Wayfinding Map 
    Sites featured in W IS FOR WINNIPEG  (includes videos, interviews, and photographs) - click on Google map below
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