"It was a crackly, cold Christmas Eve. I forget when, exactly. It was the year of the bikes--not one or even two bikes to assemble after kids were in bed, but three. I left Scott doggedly screw-drivering bike number three and stepped out for some fresh air. My husband is a miracle worker, he actually understands those teenie tiny, half-Sanskrit, half-Mandarin instructions. I stole one of Santa's cookies and crept out into the farmyard for some fresh air. It was cold, so I decided to check on the animals in the barn, not that they needed care, but it's a mom thing--a mother hen watchfulness...

This alphabet book is a journey to the far corners of the universe. It features strange creatures doing even stranger things such as Angry Arcturians attacking an apple, Ominous Oratorical Oatmeeals or Veiled violet Verbosities victorious over vegetables. The fantastic, humorous drawings are as colorful as the characters. Your precocious three or four year old will love its tongue-twisting, out of this world wackiness. Notes on each page from professor Knowsalot turn this into a book even your five or six year old will enjoy. This is also a great introduction to exploring poetry beginning...