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K-3
Illustrated by
Laura Knorr.
Rhymed couplets initially highlight words that don't begin with the target letter ("U isn't for teams; it isn't for streams"), then present a word that does: "U is for unicorn that visits in dreams." The rhymes are playful but random. Most of the illustrations incorporate the accompanying text's many animals and objects into a single scene.