A graphical representation of the alphabet that gives a new view of the letters, from the A that crumbles as an avalanche approaches to the X created from an x-ray of two crossed fingers. * "Pelletier's presentation is all spareness and subtlety, asking onlookers to determine the letter from the picture, and supplying one-word clues.... The choices convey a wonderful sense of the adaptability of letters, and, by association, of words. The letters will inspire dialogue when shared."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Harking back to a time when people wrote with pictures, not abstract marks, this handsome alphabet book links ideas to letter forms in witty and often surprising ways."--The New York Times Book Review