The Dangerous Alphabet - by Neil Gaiman

About the Book

Bestselling author Gaiman teams up with noted illustrator Grimly for a tale of adventure, piracy, danger, and heroism told in 26 alphabetical lines--13 short rhyming couplets--although even the alphabet is not to be relied upon here. Full color.

From the Back Cover

A is for Always, that's where we embark . . .

Two children, treasure map in hand, and their pet gazelle sneak past their father, out of their house, and into a world beneath the city, where monsters and pirates roam.

Will they find the treasure? Will they make it out alive?

The Dangerous Alphabet is a tale of adventure, piracy, danger, and heroism told in twenty-six alphabetical lines--although even the alphabet is not to be relied upon here. A delightfully dangerous journey from national bestselling author Neil Gaiman and the monstrously talented Gris Grimly, The Dangerous Alphabet is sure to captivate and chillyoung readers.

Review Quotes

"Gaiman and Grimly have combined forces to produce an acrid, gothic confection that bubbles with vitriol and wit." - ALA Booklist
"This certainly isn't your mother's alphabet book...but Gaiman and Grimly's subversive fairy tale of an abecedarian is a wild ride nonetheless." - Horn Book Magazine
"A sophisticated, interactive alphabet tale in which even the letters break the expected pattern...Skillful narrative and visual storytelling combine to present a complex adventure that unravels through multilayered text and illustrations." - School Library Journal
"This isn't the first time the alphabet has been used to nefarious ends, but it may well be the most creepily entertaining to date." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books