About this item
Highlights
- An unjacketed, lower-priced edition of the acclaimed picture book.
- 4-8 Years
- 9.0" x 11.0" Hardcover
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Concepts
Description
Book Synopsis
An unjacketed, lower-priced edition of the acclaimed picture book. Caldecott Medalist Paul O. Zelinsky illustrates an outrageously silly story about the joys (and challenges) of friendship. Zebra wants to put on a show as simple as A-B-C, but Zebra's friend Moose has other (unexpected and hilarious) ideas!
"Everybody will be elated with this goofy new way of going from A to Z." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
Zebra thinks the alphabet should be simple. A is for Apple. B is for Ball. Easy! But his friend Moose is too excited to wait his turn, and when M isn't for Moose (Mouse gets the honor), the rest of the letters better run for cover. Exuberant and zany storytelling brings to life two friends and one laugh-out-loud comedy of errors that's about friendship, sharing, and compromise.
The incomparable Paul O. Zelinsky's artwork is bursting at the seams--literally--with preschool appeal. Breaking the borders of the page and creating the art both digitally and traditionally, Zelinsky turns convention on its head. The result is a picture book that is innovative, hilarious, and begging to be read over and over again.
Review Quotes
"Everybody will be elated with this goofy new way of going from A to Z." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
"This zany alphabet book will make children smile." -- School Library Journal (starred review)
"This laugh-out-loud romp of an abecedary features an impatient moose who just can't wait for his turn." -- Booklist (starred review)
"If you think you've seen every possible idea for an alphabet book played out, think again." -- Horn Book (starred review)
"Just label it F for funny." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Readers accustomed to the usual list of letters will be giggling with suspense by the time 'L is for Lollipop' rolls around." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Hilarious mayhem. . . . The familiar ABC has never been more fun." -- The Guardian