The Dangerous Alphabet Book - by Dk Ryland (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

An Amazon Best Book of the Month

From Diabolical Dart Frogs to Perilous Piranhas, here's a unique, humorous alphabet book featuring a dangerous yet feisty cast of characters that will have readers gleefully giggling their way through the alphabet!

Adorable Avocado, our sweet narrator, is rudely interrupted by Angry Alligator who intends to throw the orderly world of the alphabet into sheer chaos. From A to Z, the two competing characters argue over what's better: Elegant Eggplants or Eerie Electric Eels? Kissing Kiwis or Killer King Cobras? With each letter providing a new zany battle between the delightful and the dangerous, and an unexpected twist ending, readers ages 3 to 7 will be on the edges of their seats as they relish this alphabet adventure.

In this fresh and funny twist on a classic alphabet book, a hilarious cast of characters with loads of personality takes something expected--the alphabet--and spins it into a wildly unexpected story that readers will reach for over and over.

Review Quotes

An Amazon Best Book of the Month

"Humorous illustrations of animals invading the food's activities, combined with the speech-bubble banter between Avocado and Alligator will delight those still learning their letters as well as older kids who are already reading independently... Find room on the shelf for another abecedarium! Most collections will want to add this silly and fresh spin on a classic genre."--School Library Journal

"Not your mother's alphabet book! Kids and parents who are tired of the cute little alphabetized critter parade will be relieved to find this book contains DANGEROUS (and very silly) creatures instead. Families with multi-age kids may especially appreciate this clever satirical take, which embraces the tradition of reading an alphabet book to younger kids while making it entertaining for the older ones. It also illustrates how the power of imagination can lead to an effective compromise between ideas. Great fun!"--Brynn Artley, Content Book Store, Northfield, MN

"The art help keeps things light... A nice, new alphabet book that might not be for the very young, but will go from strong 6-7 years to the young at heart."--Jeanette Sessions Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT

About the Author

DK Ryland is an author-illustrator who loves creating funny and subversive picture books. Before she started writing and illustrating, she filmed wildlife in Africa, was a collegiate All-American and professional athlete, and was a teacher and coach. She is the author-illustrator of Giraffe Is Too Tall for This Book, Have You Seen My Acorn?, and Giraffe's Book is Missing a Story.