Z Goes First
An Alphabet Story Z-to-A
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
The letter Z is tired of being in last place—she wants to go first! So she and her best friend, Y, decide to move to the front of the alphabet.
There are a lot of letters in the way! D blocks the path with his belly (too many doughnuts). I is too full of himself (“I am incredible”). And L, M, N, O, and P stick together like a brick wall. They all teach Z and Y that the full alphabet is lot more complicated than just ABC.
With Mike Perry’s eye-popping artwork and Sean Lamb’s clever twists on everyday letters, this new kind of alphabet book takes you on an unforgettable adventure all the way from A to Z and back again.
An Imprint Book
“Will Z and Y make it to the beginning of the alphabet? Kids will no doubt find their quest a hoot and giggle.” —Kirkus Reviews
“[Z and Y] no sooner finish their alphabetical ramble than Z wants to start over. So will young abecedarians.” —Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fed up with being last in the alphabet, the letter Z seeks a promotion. Z recruits Y to make the move with her, but the other letters impede their progress: "You can't get past me. I'm the most important letter in the alphabet. And quite flexible, too," E says. Lamb packs in letter-related gags: "X is always cross," Z tells Y, and "LMNOP stuck together as if they formed their own word." Working in a bubbly art style, Perry renders the letters with googly eyes and in a candy-colored palette: Z herself is yellow with wavy hair and big, pink and orange polka dots. Some letters' personalities come across as underdeveloped, however, and Z never manages to entirely disrupt the flow of the alphabet as the title suggests. Nevertheless, readers should appreciate the pun-heavy banter as Y and Z learn that each letter has its own valuable place in the alphabet. Ages 3 6.
