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. .. 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 six yellow yaks Z... 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., ill II Title... 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 in any form... 2006012057 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 — DP — 12 11 10 09 08 07 eISBN-13: 978-0-8225-8800-9 —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... 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! . hairy. H that is for ice cream, the size of an igloo. I II is for jars full of jasmine and wig glue. J I