Alphatorts are first and foremost created to be fun and whimsical. Beyond the whimsy however, alphatorts are designed to facilitate critical thinking in the arena of language, and vocabulary expansion. This is supremely relevant and needed in our age of warp speed communication technology, wherein we take more and more shortcuts (omg; lol) and use monochromatic vocabulary. We are losing the refined art of language within communication. So, what exactly is an alphatort? Well, it is a sentence, or two or three, that uses each letter of the alphabet, in order, with grammatical and contextual...

Cats or dogs, which are better? Silly Willy prefers dogs, but decides it might be fun to be a cat (for a day) if his mom put chocolate syrup on that dry food, and maybe he'd be the first cat-swimming cat and make history

Silly Willy says, "Elephants are the biggest at the zoo, but they're fun to play with, too."

Does your face sleep? No It's busy making new cells, and Silly Willy delights in making silly faces everywhere he can, especially at school.

Girly girls wear jewelry to bed and look their best even when exercising. Silly Willy thinks this is silly. Being beautiful is not important to him.

Silly Willy gets on a horse whenever everyone else is riding, and even though he is scared, he has a good time.

Silly Willy has never met an ice cream he doesn't like. He could eat ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and sometimes does.

Have you ever wondered what stories your clothes could tell if given the chance? Blue Checkered Shorts shares her tale of a short but ultimately fulfilled life after she takes the chance at the risk of living. Experience her transformation from the bottom of the clothes pile to the top shelf by becoming the most valuable member of the wardrobe. Blue Checkered's story will inspire even the most timid of children to find the courage to conquer their greatest fear.