false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184781988m/1529373.jpg 1529373 5 The only one having a better time than the buck-toothed Mouse in <I>Alphabet Under Construction</I> is Denise Fleming, the gifted writer and illustrator who here brings back the hungry hero of <I>Lunch</I> for a trip through the alphabet and an arts-and-crafts roll call.<p> Letter by letter, page by page, the playful Mouse "constructs" the alphabet--airbrushing the A, buttoning the B, carving the C, and so on, employing all manner of scaffolds, ladders, and high- and low-tech devices to get the job done. (Clearly Mouse didn't really blow his budget until near the end, on the custom tiles, the X-ray machine, and the welding equipment.) Fleming employs an arcane process that involves "pouring colored cotton pulp through hand-cut stencils" to create her distinctive style. But fortunately, you don't have to have any idea what that means to enjoy her sense of humor, her vibrant colors, and her boisterous compositions.<p> Mouse gets messy before it's all over, but he delivers the alphabet on time--and only has to work two weekends! (As a funny touch, Fleming includes a note-covered project calendar that Mouse collapses under as he finishes.) <I>Alphabet Under Construction</I> also includes a fold-out, 42-by-7-inch poster that shows every page, from A to Z. (Ages 4 to 8) <I>--Paul Hughes</I> 3088312 2002 Alphabet Under Construction total:45|5:10|4:22|3:11|2:1|1:1| 45 174 60 15 4 0 false false Tue May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 11:30:51 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 11:32:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 18:09:15 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 13:37:31 -0700 2008
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three words per page for each letter]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 06 12:08:49 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 12:08:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 20:07:17 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 20:07:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 07 10:12:37 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 13 13:19:08 -0700 2009 I guess we hit the right book at the right time. This time around our little guy loved all the actions as the mouse interacted with the alphabet. This is definitely in the library rotation now.

My first review:
A disappointment. The book is about drawing an A, ...more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 16:32:41 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 16:34:32 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Oct 21 08:18:59 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 07:16:05 -0800 2008 ABC Fiction
Independent reading and read aloud
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