title: The Graphic Alphabet (Caldecott Honor Book)
author:  David Pelletier 
description: Most alphabet books for pre-readers and early readers set out to make the somewhat abstract idea of letters as clear and as clearly linked to words as possible. In <i>The Graphic Alphabet</i>, graphic designer David Pelletier has created an alphabet book that aims to explore letters for their beauty and complexity as design elements as well as help teach kids how to read. His &quot;A,&quot; for example, stands for &quot;avalanche,&quot; and with its normally pointed top tumbling down the right diagonal, the letter doesn't just stand for the avalanche, it becomes the word. Pelletier is equally ingenious throughout. And while this might not be the best book to make the concept of letters concrete for youngsters, it will certainly help instill in them a sense of wonder about letters and words.
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  # Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Chapter One](AHtr_BeGeA_S14_int_epub-2.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Two](AHtr_BeGeA_S14_int_epub-3.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Three](AHtr_BeGeA_S14_int_epub-4.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Four](AHtr_BeGeA_S14_int_epub-5.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Five](AHtr_BeGeA_S14_int_epub-6.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter Six](AHtr_BeGeA_S14_int_epub-7.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # Chapter One
  
  
  “You’re in a funny mood