Once Upon an Alphabet
Once Upon an Alphabet
5.5/7
Bookroo
4.3/5
Goodreads

Once Upon an Alphabet

Written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
$9.99
$9.58
0 - 3
Reading age
26
Page count
AD630L
Lexile measure
Mar 7, 2017
Publication date

Buy from other retailers

AmazonBookshop

What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

The New York Times bestselling alphabet/story book from the artist of The Day the Crayons Quit is now available in an abridged edition for the littlest learners! The perfect introduction to both the alphabet and to the world of Oliver Jeffers! This clever and funny board book from the #1 bestselling illustrator of The Day the Crayons Quit and creator of Stuck gives center stage to Oliver Jeffers’ whimsical illustrations as it helps parents and toddlers connect through learning and art. A must-have. Praise for Once Upon an Alphabet: An Amazon Best Book of 2014! A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year! A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year! “The silly, spare, slightly surreal text occasionally rhymes and endlessly surprises. An utterly delightful alphabet book.”-Kirkus Review, starred review “With wry humor, equally droll ink illustrations, and a solid dose of alliteration, Jeffers creates delightful mini-narratives for each letter of the alphabet.”-Publishers Weekly, starred review “An altogether stimulating, surprising, and satisfying reading experience.”-School Library Journal, starred review “Whimsical, funny, occasionally tragic, and highly entertaining, this collection of (sometimes) interlocking tales is brilliantly inventive.”-Horn Book, starred review “Jeffers knows how to catch the attention of his young audience while challenging their imagination, intellect and vocabulary. This whimsical exploration of letters and language begs to be read over and over again.”-BookPage “Handsome, humorous and clad in bright tomato-red, [this] is the sort of book you may want to rush into the arms of imaginative, good-natured children between 4 and 10 years old. [T]his is no traditional abecedarian exercise.The stories are wonderfully varied, sometimes philosophical and often end surprisingly; the drawings are just as quirky and unpredictable.”-The Wall Street Journal “[W]itty from A to Z . . . no one would blame you for having a copy even if there are no kids in the house. Think of it as Edward Gorey for the preschool set – and their hip parents.”-The Washington Post

What Kind of Book is Once Upon an Alphabet

Topics

Categories

Reviews

Book Lists That Include This Book

The Creative Behind the Book

Awards Given to This Book

What Has Oliver Jeffers Said About This Book

Nothing yet! Let Oliver Jeffers know that you want to hear from them about their book.

More Books by Oliver Jeffers

    picture • 48 Pages
    Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
    6.3
    Series
    Oliver Jeffers
    picture • 30 Pages
    The Day the Crayons Quit
    5.7
    Series
    Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers
    picture • 32 Pages
    How to Catch a Star
    5.6
    Series
    Oliver Jeffers
    picture • 32 Pages
    The Heart and the Bottle
    5.5
    Oliver Jeffers
    picture • 32 Pages
    The Incredible Book Eating Boy
    5.3
    Oliver Jeffers
    picture • 32 Pages
    Stuck
    5.3
    Oliver Jeffers
    picture • 32 Pages
    The Hueys in It Wasn't Me
    Oliver Jeffers
    picture • 96 Pages
    Once There Was a Boy...
    Oliver Jeffers
    picture • 80 Pages
    There's a Ghost in This House
    Oliver Jeffers
    picture • 48 Pages
    What We'll Build: Plans for Our Together Future
    Oliver Jeffers
    picture • 96 Pages
    Fate of Fausto: A Painted Fable
    Oliver Jeffers
    board • 28 Pages
    A Little Stuck
    Oliver Jeffers
    View more

Other Books You Might Enjoy If You Liked This Book

    board • 26 Pages
    When Your Lion Needs a Bath
    5.1
    Series
    Susanna Leonard Hill, Daniel Wiseman
    board • 24 Pages
    Animals with Tiny Cat
    Viviane Schwarz
    board • 26 Pages
    ABC Dance!: An Animal Alphabet
    Sabrina Moyle, Eunice Moyle
    board • 24 Pages
    Click, Clack, ABC
    5.0
    Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin
    board • 24 Pages
    How Do Penguins Play?
    Diane Muldrow
    board • 30 Pages
    I Am Scary
    4.6
    Elise Gravel
    board • 22 Pages
    Pirates Don't Take Baths
    John Segal
    board • 28 Pages
    R Is for Robot
    Adam F. Watkins
    board • 22 Pages
    I'm Grumpy
    4.5
    Series
    Graphic Nov.
    Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm
    board • 22 Pages
    Don't Push the Button! A Halloween Treat
    4.0
    Series
    Bill Cotter

Book Details

ISBN
9780399545429
Publication Date
March 7, 2017
Publisher
Philomel
Page Count
26
Audience
Board
Reading Age
0 - 3 years
Lexile® Level
AD630L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~O
ATOS® Book Level
3.8
Accelerated Reader® Points
0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
169651
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
LG

Contribute to this page

Core Score - 85%

So, SO close to perfection!

Depth Score - 15%

Just the barebones.

Improve this page

Are you the author or illustrator? Claim your book.

Top Contributors
01
@thegoodfather
5

Bookroo

Book Clubs

Follow Bookroo