Dangerous Alphabet, The

<p><p><blockquote> <p> A Is For Always, That's Where We Embark . . . <p> </blockquote> <p> Two Children, Treasure Map In Hand, And Their Pet Gazelle Sneak Past Their Father, Out Of Their House, And Into A World Beneath The City, Where Monsters And Pirates Roam. <p>will They Find The Treasure? Will They Make It Out Alive? <p><i>the Dangerous Alphabet</i> Is A Tale Of Adventure, Piracy, Danger, And Heroism Told In Twenty-six Alphabetical Lines&#8212;although Even The Alphabet Is Not To Be Relied Upon Here. A Delightfully Dangerous Journey From National Bestselling Author Neil Gaiman And The Monstrously Talented Gris Grimly, <i>the Dangerous Alphabet</i> Is Sure To Captivate And Chill Young Readers.</p><h3>children's Literature</h3><p>agerange&#58; Ages 5 Up. <p>neil Gaiman's Idiosyncratic Science Fiction World Is Not To Everyone's Taste, But Those To Whom It Appeals Will Love This Alphabet Book. They Will Find Crimly's Sepia- Toned Drawings Somewhat Reminiscent Of Edmund Gorey, A Perfect Fit With The Sparse Text. Two Children With A Treasure Map Progress Through The Alphabet And A Sewer System Filled With Monsters And Pirates To Emerge Safely At Z. This Is A Tale For The Reader To Construct, One That Refuses To Be Reduced To A Simple Story Line. Each Reading Is Likely To Suggest A New Interpretation. We Are Warned From The Start That Even The Story's Alphabet Is Not To Be Trusted. C For Example Is Said To Be The Way That We Find And We Look, But The Illustrations Show That The Letter Is Both A Pun For See. At The Same Time The Page Is Filled With Clocks. In Any Case, This Is Clearly Not A Book To Hand A Young Child To Develop Alphabetic Awareness. It Is Meant For Children And Adults Who Have A Slightly Ghoulish Sense Of Humor. Reviewer&#58; Mary Hynes-berry</p>