num_pages: 112
description: THE alphabet book to top all others 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 way readers of all ages will pour over this series of interconnected stories and characters explores the alphabet in a way that will forever raise the bar. In Once Upon an Alphabet #1 New York Times bestseller Oliver Jeffers has created a stunning collection of words and artwork that is a story book alphabet book and gorgeously designed art book all in one.Praise for ONCE UPON AN ALPHABET: * The silly spare slightly surreal text occasionally rhymes and endlessly surprises. An utterly delightful alphabet book.Kirkus Review starred review * An altogether stimulating surprising and satisfying reading experience.School Library Journal starred review Jeffers knows how to catch the attention of his young audience while challenging their imagination intellect and vocabulary. This whimsical exploration of letters and language begs to be read over and over again.Book Page 
language: English
title: Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for all the Letters
publisher: Philomel Books