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38th out of 127 books
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74 voters
E-mergency!
by
Tom Lichtenheld (Goodreads Author),
Ezra Fields-Meyer
It's an E-mergency! The letter E took a tumble and the only way to get her back on her foot is for people to stop using her. But who can take her place? The other letters have to make a decision ASAP. Z is too sleepy and Y asks way too many questions. Thankfully, O rolls in to try and save the day. Now E can rost up and got bottor . . . as long as ovorybody follows the rul...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
October 19th 2011
by Chronicle Books
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Opening Lines/Synopsis:
“All the letters lived together in a big house. Every morning they ran downstairs to breakfast.”
The letters of the alphabet all live together in a house and have different jobs to do. En route for breakfast one morning, the letter E tumbles down the stairs. Oh, no! It’s an emergency! The letter X helpfully marks the spot where E tripped, meanwhile A jumps into action and asks J to call 911. E is rushed hospital, but lack of E throws so many words into confusion and a repla...more
“All the letters lived together in a big house. Every morning they ran downstairs to breakfast.”
The letters of the alphabet all live together in a house and have different jobs to do. En route for breakfast one morning, the letter E tumbles down the stairs. Oh, no! It’s an emergency! The letter X helpfully marks the spot where E tripped, meanwhile A jumps into action and asks J to call 911. E is rushed hospital, but lack of E throws so many words into confusion and a repla...more
If you've got a youngster in the preschool and early-elementary age range then you are probably familiar with Tom Lichtenheld's funny and brilliant books: Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site, Shark vs. Train, and Duck! Rabbit!
In E-MERGENCY!, he and newcomer, Ezra Fields-Meyer, have fun with the Alphabet. The story is that all the letters of the alphabet live together in a big house. Everything's going along fairly well --okay F didn't have a good report card-- until E has an accident. Then th...more
In E-MERGENCY!, he and newcomer, Ezra Fields-Meyer, have fun with the Alphabet. The story is that all the letters of the alphabet live together in a big house. Everything's going along fairly well --okay F didn't have a good report card-- until E has an accident. Then th...more
E-mergency! by Tom Lichtenheld and Ezra Fields-Meyer is a very funny book about the problems that occur when E is injured and unable to be used in words.
When E falls down the stairs and breaks a leg, he's taken to the hospital for X-rays, & TLC to rest and recover. A announces that O will take over for E, since he's so well rounded, and to substitute O for E in all words starting NOW. Letters fan out with the news. People are still confused & E isn't healed. Why isn't E recovering?
Varyi...more
When E falls down the stairs and breaks a leg, he's taken to the hospital for X-rays, & TLC to rest and recover. A announces that O will take over for E, since he's so well rounded, and to substitute O for E in all words starting NOW. Letters fan out with the news. People are still confused & E isn't healed. Why isn't E recovering?
Varyi...more
Don't be deceived by the alphabet theme; this ABColutely deee-lightful picture book, chock-full of wordplay, visual puns, and my favorite device - breaking the fourth wall - is for older kids. Like my 12-year-old, who giggled right through it as we identified side jokes sprinkled generously throughout the illustrations (I bet we missed a lot more). When the letter E takes a tumble and lands in the hospital, well-rounded O is called on to fill in for her. Since E must rest up, she's not allowed t...more
The book E-mergency, written and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld is a wonderfully illustrated children's story. I chose this 2011 Tom Lichtenheld original as a perfect book that in my opinion, should have won the 2011 Caldecott award. The book offers inticate, brightly colored, and animated illustrations that could grab the attention of any young child. Along with being intriguing to a young child, parents and teachers alike would appreciate the detail and creativity that are apparent in the illu...more
(Originally posted at Here in the Bonny Glen)
You know how we feel about the work of Tom Lichtenheld here in the Bonny Glen. Shark vs. Train. Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site. You can imagine, then, our delight upon receiving a review copy of his latest picture book from his publishers.
E-mergency!—created in collaboration with fourteen-year-old Ezra Fields-Meyer—is another winner. See, the letters of the alphabet all live together in a big house. They come barrelling down the stairs for bre...more
You know how we feel about the work of Tom Lichtenheld here in the Bonny Glen. Shark vs. Train. Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site. You can imagine, then, our delight upon receiving a review copy of his latest picture book from his publishers.
E-mergency!—created in collaboration with fourteen-year-old Ezra Fields-Meyer—is another winner. See, the letters of the alphabet all live together in a big house. They come barrelling down the stairs for bre...more
This is a deliciously delightful book filled with word play and visuals that will have readers laughing and wanting to share some of the lines with others. The premise that all the letters of the alphabet live together in one house is sound, and the letters all have different jobs to do. When E gets hurt one day while rushing down the stairs and must recuperate, there is a moratorium placed on the use of the letter E. Since O is called upon to fill E's place, many confusing words are created, an...more
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2 November 2011 E-MERGENCY! by Tom Lichtenheld and Ezra Fields- Meyer, Chronicle, October 2011, 40p., ISBN: 978-0-8118-7898-2
"'Why isn't E even crying?' [asks the letter Y, who is always asking questions]
"'Sometimes she's a silent E.'" [responds the well-rounded letter O, who is going to get mighty busy in a minute]
Third, fourth, and fifth graders love to engage in word play involving double meanings. They are learning to pick up on puns and they are gobbling up joke books. Nowadays, so many of...more
"'Why isn't E even crying?' [asks the letter Y, who is always asking questions]
"'Sometimes she's a silent E.'" [responds the well-rounded letter O, who is going to get mighty busy in a minute]
Third, fourth, and fifth graders love to engage in word play involving double meanings. They are learning to pick up on puns and they are gobbling up joke books. Nowadays, so many of...more
Jul 07, 2012
Dolly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
This is an entertaining book about the alphabet. What happens when the letter 'E' is out of the picture? The conversation becomes rather silly and hard to understand, especially when 'O' stands in for 'E'. The narrative is humorous and the illustrations are funny and colorful.
I thought it was entertaining, but I was a bit surprised by the rave reviews I saw here after I first posted my review. I liked it, but it wasn't laugh-out-loud funny. I doubted that our girls would really appreciate this...more
I thought it was entertaining, but I was a bit surprised by the rave reviews I saw here after I first posted my review. I liked it, but it wasn't laugh-out-loud funny. I doubted that our girls would really appreciate this...more
I've been waiting to give this to my niece. Now that shE's starting to rEad, I'm Excited it's timE. There's a reason I emphasized that well-used letter E - he is the bed-ridden letter throughout this book; consequently, the other letters of the alphabet have to figure out how to get along without him. How do they eventually mend him back to health?! That's the surprise ending!! This book has been as cleverly written as it is humorously illustrated. It's one of those books where children will pro...more
It was the cleverness of the letter play found in Lichtenheld's pictures that did me in. E-Mergency is a cute story - when E gets hurt, O has to fill in for E until E recovers, and words all over the world are a mess. The punchline that E is can't recover completely because the narrator of the book keeps using it plays in nicely to the "what's a narrator" discussion. But the sly humor of all the letters doing their thing is what will get kids to want to read this book over and over. In the big a...more
Jul 10, 2012
Heidi
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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This book is familiar to me, and I'm thinking I browsed through it when it came in on the new books cart. But I know I didn not thoroughly read it because I would have remembered all of the snippets of humor. This was hilarious. It took me over 20 minutes to read it because there was so much to see on each page, and reading without e's was difficult!
Would never work in a preschool storytime. Would be pretty funny in a school-age storytime--if I can get the reading of it down. But a group would v...more
Would never work in a preschool storytime. Would be pretty funny in a school-age storytime--if I can get the reading of it down. But a group would v...more
Possibly the funniest alphabet book ever -- perfect for elementary age. When E (the most frequently used letter in the English language) falls down the stairs and has to be hospitalized, O must fill in. That's right -- don't uso tho lottor "E" anymoro, not ovon if you aro tho narrator of this book.
Anyone who has ever giggled through the vowel-switching song "I like to eat apples and bananas" will especially adore this book. It's chock-full of details and side stories (the letters are always spe...more
Anyone who has ever giggled through the vowel-switching song "I like to eat apples and bananas" will especially adore this book. It's chock-full of details and side stories (the letters are always spe...more
Whatever you do, do not use the letter E!! This book is a hilariously witty book by Tom Lichtenheld. Apparently E is the most frequent letter used in the human vocabulary so what can we do? E is hurt and now O has to take over! Kids will love this book! The illustrations a just plum amazing and I guarantee I will have this book in my class. i think this book is for younger students just getting into letters, but the comedy in this book is so cute and older children will get a laugh out of it at...more
This book finds a clever way to exclude the letter "e" and it's importance. In the story, "E" falls down the stairs heading for breakfast, so while she's healing she's not able to be used in any words. Throughout the book the letter "O" fills in for her, making it a silly read. This book would be a good way to show humor while emphasizing the importance of the letter "e" in everyday language. I would use this book for students no older than 3rd grade. I think it's a good way to learn the alphab...more
This 2012 ALA Notable children's picturebook is intended for children ages 5-8(P). In the story, the letter 'E' falls down the stairs and gets injured leaving letter'O' to fill in for him.
I gave this book 5 stars. I enjoyed seeing the letters of the alphabet personified. The text includes both traditional narration and conversation amongst the letters in the style of comic strips. This feature may be perfect for very young readers who have not yey studied punctuation. The artwork is done in colo...more
I gave this book 5 stars. I enjoyed seeing the letters of the alphabet personified. The text includes both traditional narration and conversation amongst the letters in the style of comic strips. This feature may be perfect for very young readers who have not yey studied punctuation. The artwork is done in colo...more
Hidden messages are in this book! It is probably the cutest book I have read in a while and took some real concentration from the author. This book shows alphabets, long vowels, short vowels, and punctuation. It also shows what a single letter can represent like an X-ray or CPR---> all these letters are stand alone letters that you read as single letters together BUT they can mean something else ! It also shows consonants and vowels. SUCH A CUTE book. It also shows how O can fill in for E som...more
From the endpapers (cast/other cast and the letter E with a crutch and plaster) to the title page (with the comment "Look out for the authors!" and an ambulance headed straight for the credits...) readers will pore over the illustrations and chortle as they gargle the text.
The alphabet letters share a home. When E is hospitalized, O fills in for E anywhere the injured vowel would ordinarily appear.
Lots of puns and visual humor -- witty (as an 8-year-old). Fun.
Spoiler: On the second page of the...more
The alphabet letters share a home. When E is hospitalized, O fills in for E anywhere the injured vowel would ordinarily appear.
Lots of puns and visual humor -- witty (as an 8-year-old). Fun.
Spoiler: On the second page of the...more
Enjoy the sly word play, even if you're an adult! Lots going on in these pictures. Have the kids look for the 'misspelled' words. What if another letter was injured instead of "E"? What would that look like?
This book was illustrated by a "bigger kid" high school student which most kids will find interesting. Look here for activity guides and reader's theater scripts for many of Tom Lichtenheld's books: http://www.tomlichtenheld.com/childre...
Many can easily be tied to curriculum. If you are in...more
This book was illustrated by a "bigger kid" high school student which most kids will find interesting. Look here for activity guides and reader's theater scripts for many of Tom Lichtenheld's books: http://www.tomlichtenheld.com/childre...
Many can easily be tied to curriculum. If you are in...more
This delightful and original alphabet book shows and tells with lots of jokes for those kids really familiar with their alphabet and sounds - 2nd grade-ish? The whole alphabet lives together in a house. When E slips and falls down the stairs, she is taken away to the hospital and, so she can recuperate, all the e's in words must now be replaced with o's. You try reading the rest of the book phonetically with all of the e's replaced with o's. It's hard. And fun. And silly. Look at how the letters...more
What would happen if the letter E got sick and couldn't do its job anymore? That's the problem the alphabet confronts when E becomes indisposed. The solution: A replacement letter must be found.
What I love about this book: 1. It's theme that we all have a place in the world, and we don't fulfill our purpose we leave a gap that someone else must fill. 2. Spelling matters. When we misspell words, especially often, confusion abounds.
This is a fabulous little read for young children and older ones...more
What I love about this book: 1. It's theme that we all have a place in the world, and we don't fulfill our purpose we leave a gap that someone else must fill. 2. Spelling matters. When we misspell words, especially often, confusion abounds.
This is a fabulous little read for young children and older ones...more
My son & I have the e-book version & I can't recommend it. The book itself is in comic book form & with the e-book, the font is too small to read. There are translations of the dialog on the "page" next to the picture, but having to flip back & forth made the book extremely disjointed & not fun to read at all. We attempted to read the book three times & abandoned it each time. I hope to check out the real book in the library as it does seem like a sweet & funny book....more
E-MERGENCY by Tom Lichtenheld and Ezra Fields-Meyer is a language lover's romp through the alphabet - with every letterish pun you can imagine, played out in the house where the whole crew lives together. (P is in the bathroom in the first illustration...if that gives you a sense of the laugh-out-loud humor.) When E becomes injured, the other letters must come to her aid and take her place ("Boop! Boop!" go the cars) until she has time to recover. This book is simply so much fun - and a great on...more
Oh, how I love this book. It's clever, funny and a true challenge to read out loud (think about NOT using any "e"s in words, and you'll understand why). But I truly fell head over heals for this book when I learned that the co-author, Ezra Fields-Meyer, is a young, autistic child who caught Lichtenheld's notice after creating an amazing animated short called "Alphabet House", which is the inspiration for this book. Ezra's story is so inspiring and heartwarming, and chronicled in a book by his fa...more
Spoilers ahead...
School is back in session! And the books I like to take out for my kids (okay, for me, too) usually involve letters, numbers, and anything having to do with a school setting... in a fun context, of course. One of our favorite picks these days is E-mergency by Tom Lichtenheld and Ezra Fields-Meyer.
This witty and entertaining book is full of laughs and puns. Though most of the jokes go right over my kindergartener's head, he still enjoys the reading. And my 10-year-old understands...more
School is back in session! And the books I like to take out for my kids (okay, for me, too) usually involve letters, numbers, and anything having to do with a school setting... in a fun context, of course. One of our favorite picks these days is E-mergency by Tom Lichtenheld and Ezra Fields-Meyer.
This witty and entertaining book is full of laughs and puns. Though most of the jokes go right over my kindergartener's head, he still enjoys the reading. And my 10-year-old understands...more
An alphabet book that tells the story about a houseful of letters than run downstairs to breakfast. E, unfortunately, falls on the way down and is hurt. I like it because it tells what different letters in the alphabet are for and also how they are pronounced, and also the different consonants, vowels, and other parts of writing and speech. I liked that it had a comic book feel in the pictures, but I really was not impressed with the illustrations. I'm not positive I would recommend it off the t...more
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Eeeeks! The letter E is falling down the stairs! All the letters of the alphabet live in one big house, and so they all came running to see if E was hurt. Letters R and U asked, "E! Are you OK?" and the letters O and K said, "No, we are." The letter X helpfully marked the spot where E tripped.
Do you see where this is headed? Those are the puns from just one page! With E in the hospital, A took charge (always first, you see):
"Someone is going to have to take the place of E while she gets better....more
Do you see where this is headed? Those are the puns from just one page! With E in the hospital, A took charge (always first, you see):
"Someone is going to have to take the place of E while she gets better....more
In the letter house all the letters work together to have a happy home, but when one of the letters has an “E-mergency” everything gets a bit chaotic. Suddenly there’s not an E in sight and it seems as though there’s a chance he’ll never return without a bit of TLC. As “O” steps in to help everyone gets more and more confused, especially one person in particular…the reader. Once everyone understands they all need to give E his time to rest he gets a full recovery and is back to his normal E-self...more
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Children's book author/illustrator writes for kids who love to laugh and grown-ups who love to laugh along with them. When not making up stories and drawing silly pictures, he likes to get other people's kids all riled-up then send them home to their parents.
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