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William Steig--The New Yorker cartoonist and revered creator of the Caldecott Medalist Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and dozens of other magnificent books--first wrote and illustrated the original, black-and-white edition of CDB! more than 30 years ago. Adding splashes of watercolor on larger, broader pages (and an answer key in the back!), Steig brings new life to his well-loved favorite. For the uninitiated, "C D B!" translates to "See the bee!" Other letter codes are more challenging, such as the boy leaning on a tree saying "I F-N N-E N-R-G" or a droopy decrepit man slouching in a chair labeled "O-L H." Once you get used to this abbreviated Steig-speak, all (or at least most) will become clear--"X" sometimes means "eggs," "D" is sometimes "the," and "S" can be "is" or "has," for example. Or, you can just read the letters out loud over and over until the proper phrase emerges plain as day. (The pictures help, too, of course!) Those who crave more wordplay will want to explore CDC? This book is nothing less than X-L-N, and no home where words are celebrated should be without it. (Ages 5 to 105) --Karin Snelson

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C D B!
S, I C D B. S A B-Z B.

that has stuck with me since i was young. some pages are bit more awkward but the idea of the book is so much fun. and there is no life lesson- just an appreciation for language.]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 30 10:18:34 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 10:22:46 -0800 2009
Example: A P-N-E 4 U

is....

A peony for you!

Or

PT N J R N J-L

is..

Pet...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Sun Feb 01 09:20:19 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 09:20:57 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 15:44:01 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 15:48:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 06 20:22:09 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 20:23:57 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 08 22:40:33 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 22:47:49 -0700 2009
C D B! = See the bee! (Or See DB!)

D B S A BZ B! (The bee is a busy bee!)

...and so on]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 13:31:08 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 13:32:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Feb 24 14:41:52 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 14:42:40 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1974 Sat Jul 11 11:23:02 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 11:27:13 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 29 09:52:16 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 09:54:38 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Oct 05 18:14:11 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 20 12:50:19 -0800 2008
Very entertaining!

15 copies]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Mon Apr 28 11:31:09 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 11:32:53 -0700 2008
One that sticks with me is this:

O-U-Q-T, U-R A B-U-T!]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 29 10:18:41 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 10:19:58 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jul 24 06:36:55 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 06:38:25 -0700 2008 I also have CDC - not as much fun as it is much more challenging - it's more of a stretch to come up with what the letter combinations represent.]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 02 14:15:49 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 10:11:46 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jul 02 20:58:16 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 20:59:13 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Thu Jul 24 06:33:06 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 06:34:22 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jul 03 15:59:01 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 15:59:34 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1989 Wed Apr 16 14:30:04 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 05:46:26 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jun 21 15:11:39 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 15:12:13 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=726910