The Dangerous Alphabet - by Neil Gaiman (Paperback)

About the Book

As two children and their pet gazelle sneak out of the house in search of treasure, they come across a world beneath the city that is inhabited with monsters and pirates.

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?

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