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Gaiman, Neil

The Dangerous Alphabet

32 pp. | HarperCollins | May, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-078333-4 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-06-078334-1 $18.89
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Gris Grimly. This subversive fairy tale of an abecedarian is aimed at older readers who can appreciate the phonetic wordplay and metafictional winks. Rhyming couplets introduce one letter per line, while gruesome caricatures in shades of brown, beige, and dun relate the encompassing story: a brother and sister (and their wide-eyed pet gazelle) embark on a dangerous treasure hunt through the city sewers.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2008

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