... insufficiency of language After invoking the help of all of the letters of the alphabet to no avail, the Cat finally releases a sound beyond the alphabet to achieve the effect he needs Remember this? ... together • On Beyond Zebra challenges the possibilities of our present alphabet, showing how it limits our imagination • The Cat in the Hat Comes Back makes an even stronger statement about the ... of them as an historical continuum Traditional alphabet books offer no challenge to the words-toworld direction of fit The world is objectively there, and we just need to find words to name the...