The letter "e," injured in a fall, can only recover if everyone will stop using her, but things are just not the same when "o" offers to fill in.

A child who has not yet learned how to read looks out at the world and sees language as such a child would: as lines and squiggles that don't exactly make pictures but don't seem to make anything else either. Then, when the child starts to go to school and begins to learn his letters, his way of seeing begins to change.

"When an apple pie arrives piping hot on the kitchen table, a little pup does everything he can think of to get his paws on it"--

"What happens when best friends Q and U quarrel? It's a real quandary, since they have always been quality friends--a true squad. But sometimes, U wants some time to herself--even though Q is lonely because he doesn't always fit in with the other letters without her. When the rest of the alphabet notices the split, they decide they want to do the same. And utter chaos ensues! Can Q and U come together to quell the mayhem and help the letters repair...

"When Little i's dot falls off, rolls down a hill, over a cliff, and into the sea, Little i sets out to rescue it. A charming, suspenseful, and wholly original picture book about the adventure of growing up."--

Chicka chicka boom boom! Will there be enough room? There is always enough room for this rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children's favorite for over twenty years! Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault's rhythmic text keeps the beat with Lois Ehlert's bold, cheerful art.

Associates double letters of the alphabet with words and an animal which acts silly, for example, cc is for a raccoon who is robbing a bank and uu is for a vacuum cleaner which is used by a horse who is vacuuming a carpet.

"Christmas Eve is here and everyone is busy at the North Pole. Join the elves as they load Santa's sleigh, A to Z.."

Associates each letter of the alphabet with various farm animals, foods, and equipment. Children can touch-and-feel some items such as bumpy corn and hay bales, and turn a tractor wheel and make a tractor move across the page.

A bashful bear: hungry hamsters, lazy lizards, and other curious creatures introduce the letters of the alphabet. Colorful drawings enchant little ones. Follow-along simple text presents capital and small letters and enriches vocabulary.