Perfect for classrooms! “An alphabet book with attitude.” — Booklist
It’s chaos! It’s pandemonium! And it’s definitely not as easy as A-B-C! Filled with visually humorous details, Bob Kolar’s colorful illustrations are the perfect foil for Alethea Kontis’s snappy story about the comic confusion that comes when the letters of the alphabet, like a class of unruly children, step out of order and show that each one has a mind of its own.
SELECTION NCTE Notable Children's Trade Books in the Language Arts
Hysterical. . . . A must for preschool and elementary classrooms. —Kirkus Reviews
Hilarious, unique...this book will be revisited many times. —Newton’s Book News
A fun and hip tale for budding readers who don't like their letters in order. —Kids Literati blog
Playful and savvy...a welcome relief for parents of preschoolers who are bored with predictable phonics lessons. —Time Out New York Kids
Delightful. —Salt Lake Tribune
Hilarious...an entertaining experiment in challenging the “normal” order, this book will be great fun for the whole family. —The Bloomsbury Review
Perhaps the most imaginative alphabet book since Chris Van Allsburg's The Z Was Zapped. —Washington Post
Bob Kolar's pictures are perfect...funny, colorful and chaotic. —Waterbury Republican-American
A hilarious laugh-out-loud romp — not your average alphabet book! —Piedmont Parent
Alethea Kontis is the author of ALPHAOOPS: THE DAY Z WENT FIRST, her first children’s book. She lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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Bob Kolar is the illustrator of the first AlphaOops book and the author-illustrator of BIG KICKS. He lives in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
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Perfect for classrooms! “An alphabet book with attitude.” — Booklist
It’s chaos! It’s pandemonium! And it’s definitely not as easy as A-B-C! Filled with visually humorous details, Bob Kolar’s colorful illustrations are the perfect foil for Alethea Kontis’s snappy story about the comic confusion that comes when the letters of the alphabet, like a class of unruly children, step out of order and show that each one has a mind of its own.
Awards
SELECTION NCTE Notable Children's Trade Books in the Language Arts
Praise
Hysterical. . . . A must for preschool and elementary classrooms. —Kirkus Reviews
Hilarious, unique...this book will be revisited many times. —Newton’s Book News
A fun and hip tale for budding readers who don't like their letters in order. —Kids Literati blog
Playful and savvy...a welcome relief for parents of preschoolers who are bored with predictable phonics lessons. —Time Out New York Kids
Delightful. —Salt Lake Tribune
Hilarious...an entertaining experiment in challenging the “normal” order, this book will be great fun for the whole family. —The Bloomsbury Review
Perhaps the most imaginative alphabet book since Chris Van Allsburg's The Z Was Zapped. —Washington Post
Bob Kolar's pictures are perfect...funny, colorful and chaotic. —Waterbury Republican-American
A hilarious laugh-out-loud romp — not your average alphabet book! —Piedmont Parent
Author
Alethea Kontis is the author of ALPHAOOPS: THE DAY Z WENT FIRST, her first children’s book. She lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
View titles by Alethea Kontis
Bob Kolar is the illustrator of the first AlphaOops book and the author-illustrator of BIG KICKS. He lives in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
View titles by Bob Kolar
