b y B r i a n P . C l e a r y i l l u s t r a t i o n s b y B e t s y E . S n y d e r A V e r y S i l l y A l p h a b e t B o o k j Millbrook Press • Minneapolis A V e r y S i l l y A l p h a b e t B o o k by Brian P. Cleary illustrations by Betsy E. Snyder is for antelopes forming an arc. A begins birch trees with bubblegum bark. B is for cat with a calico coat C who camps by a castle and cooks by a moat. starts dalmatian, a dog who’s been spotted. D is for each evergreen Elvis potted. E starts flamingo F G and begins Gary, the gerbil helps us say is quite hairy. H that [...]... ice cream, the size of an igloo I J is for jars full of jasmine and wig glue K starts karate and kangaroos kissing, and kilt-wearing kittens whose kickstands are missing L is for letters that start the word llama M begins motorbike, makeup, and mama N is for newt with a necklace of noodles O begins ostrich with oats by the oodles P is for patterns on plates and on dishes, and plain peanut butter. .. www.lernerbooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cleary, Brian P., 1959— Peanut butter and jellyfishes : a very silly alphabet book / by Brian P Cleary ; illustrations by Betsy E Snyder p cm ISBN-13: 978—0—8225—6188—0 (lib bdg : alk paper) ISBN-10: 0—8225—6188—3 (lib bdg : alk paper) 1 English language— Alphabet —Juvenile poetry 2 Children’s poetry, American 3 Alphabet rhymes I Snyder, Betsy E.,... pink jellyfishes I O starts a quail who is quiet and quivers R is for rafting red raspberry rivers S starts off saddles on seven blue ponies T is for tents filled with Tinas and Tonys U starts umbrellas unfolding uptown and underpants on an unusual clown V starts a veil-wearing volleyball player W starts Will, who’s a wallaby weigher X is the end sound in ox and in axe Y starts Yolanda with... yellow yaks Z begins zebra and zipper and zoo I know my ABCs— how about you? To Connor —BPC lways believing in the Invisible La dy wi , for a om th O nd M ne O ma ran ra ge G Leg To Text copyright © 2007 by Brian P Cleary Illustrations copyright © 2007 by Betsy E Snyder All rights reserved International copyright secured No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted... 2006012057 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 — DP — 12 11 10 09 08 07 eISBN-13: 97 8-0 -8 22 5-8 80 0-9 —B ES e nd r d o un he s th t of X, to t ka Loo wi ? an d yc d beginn ing m an of y o u fi n s t tha e nd o! ) Ho w an e th w it h e a c e a th re in g ta r t habe t is h i dd ter (T h e alp h le t E b t h is of th n in e pi c t u r es e e m a n y t hi n gs t h a t s th r of e k So oo ar... in any form or by any means——electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise ——without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review Millbrook Press, Inc A division of Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S .A Website address: www.lernerbooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication... s t tha e nd o! ) Ho w an e th w it h e a c e a th re in g ta r t habe t is h i dd ter (T h e alp h le t E b t h is of th n in e pi c t u r es e e m a n y t hi n gs t h a t s th r of e k So oo ar t te very l e th e bo ok f o r he l p! . of jasmine and wig glue. J I