| Alphabad: Mischievous ABCs Contributor(s): Stewart, Shannon (Author), Petricic, Dusan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1423601475 ISBN-13: 9781423601470 Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2007 Annotation: Alphabad Mischievous ABCs Forget "A is for apple" and "B is for ball!" In Alphabad, Shannon Stewart offers an original, hilarious take on the perennially popular alphabet book. Written with both children and parents in mind, Alphabad teaches the ABCs through the alliteration of bad behaviour. In an alphabad world, for example, "m" doesn't stand for "mouse," or even for "mommy." Rather: "M is for mischief. Mischief in malls makes mommy mad." Carefully crafted to teach both letters and their elemental sounds, Stewart's rollicking text is accompanied throughout by Dusan Petrici c's mischievous illustrations. The result is an alphabet book to be treasured by the wicked children that live in all of us. Shannon Stewart is a poet and a children's author who lives in British Columbia, Canada with her husband and two children. All bad behaviors in this book are fictional, and any similarity to real events or persons is purely coincidental! Dusan Petrici c has illustrated over 20 children's books (including Rude Ramsey and the Roaring Radishes and Bashful Bob and Doleful Dorinda, both by Margaret Atwood) and has won numerous awards for his work. He has been a professor of illustration and book design at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and Sheridan College in Canada. Petrici c is a freelance illustrator for The New York Times, Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal, The Toronto Star, and Canadian Geographic. He lives in Toronto, Ontario. Designed by Peter Maher |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Alphabet |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2007007941 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 9.42" W x 7.14" (0.55 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A is no longer for apple-A is for atrocious An astronaut attacking an alien with avocados is atrocious Author Shannon Stewart presents a hilariously wicked take on the average alphabet book. Created with the imaginations of both children and parents in mind, Alphabad teaches the ABCs through alliteration-of bad behavior Delightfully crafted to teach both letters and their elemental sounds, Stewart's rollicking text is accompanied throughout by Dusan Petricic's playful illustrations. This is an alphabet book to be treasured by the wicked child in each of us |