Alphapets is a series of children's books by Ruth Lerner Perle, Deborah Colvin Borgo, Judy Blankenship and Richard Max Kolding. They are similar to the Sweet Pickles books in that each letter of the alphabet is represented in a separate book with an animal representing each letter. Each story was filled with words and objects that begin with the letter of the alphabet featured in that book. A special word page at the end of each book provided extra practice in identifying letters and words. The series was initially published in the early 1990s. Each story followed a similar formula in that typically each animal has a distinct personality trait. This trait was used to build the plot and to impart a moral lesson to the reader. For example, in Justin's Just Joking, Justin is always playing jokes on his friends, making them feel sad. At the end of the book, Justin's friends play a joke on him to make him understand how much his jokes hurt. These books are appropriate for beginning readers of all ages; however, depending on the child's reading skill, the series are generally recommended for children from Preschool through to 3rd grade. Characters Aa - Albert the Absent-minded Alligator Bb - Bradley the Brave Bear Cc - Connie the Cuddly Cat Dd - Delilah the Demanding Duck Ee - Emmy the Exaggerating Elephant Ff - Fenton the Fearful Frog Gg - Gertie the Grungy Goat Hh - Herbie the Happy Hamster Ii - Ivy the Impatient Iguana Jj - Justin the Joking Jackal Kk - Katy the Kind Koala Ll - Lizzy the Lazy Lamb Mm - Monty the Mimicking Mouse Nn - Nelly the Naughty Newt Oo - Ollie the Obedient Ostrich Pp - Perry the Polite Porcupine Qq - Queenie the Quiet Quail Rr - Rupert the Resourceful Rhinoceros Ss - Sylvester the Stubborn Squirrel Tt - Tina the Truthful Tiger Uu - Una the Unhappy Unicorn Vv - Vinnie the Vocal Vulture Ww - Wendy the Wise Woodchuck Xx - Xavier the X-ploring Xenops Yy - Yori the Yucky Yak Zz - Ziggy the Zippy Zebra Books A - Albert's Special Day B - Bradley and The Great Swamp Mystery C - Connie, Come Home D - Delilah's Delightful Dream E - Emmy, You're The Greatest F - Fenton and the Magic Bag G - Gertie's Great Gifts H - Herbie's Happy