Once Upon an Alphabet

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 0399167919 ISBN13: 9780399167911 Release Date: October 2014 Publisher: Philomel Books Length: 112 Pages Weight: 2.15 lbs. Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.2" x 12.5" Age Range: 3 to 5 years Perfect for gift-giving, here isTHE alphabet book to top all others, an over-sized work of brilliance from the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit If words make up the stories and letters make up the words, then stories are made up of letters. In this menagerie we have stories made of words, made FOR all the letters. The most inventive and irresistible book of the year spans a mere 26 letters (don't they all ) and 112 pages. From an Astronaut who's afraid of heights, to a Bridge that ends up burned between friends, to a Cup stuck in a cupboard and longing for freedom, Once Upon an Alphabet is a creative tour de force from A through Z. Slyly funny in a way kids can't resist, and gorgeously illustrated in a wa