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32 pp.
| Dial
| March, 2002
|
TradeISBN 0-8037-2582-5$$15.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Adrian Johnson.
In this unique alphabet book, each of twenty-five boys and one girl with alphabetically ordered names describes what makes him or her special ("My name is Moss, / I'm at a loss. / I found three tons / of applesauce"). The snappy rhymes, matter-of-factly absurd scenarios (one boy spends his time collecting fuzz), and retro-style illustrations depicting strangely proportioned kids have a truly Seussian panache.