The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants
Priscilla Turner
Illustrated by Whitney Turner
Ages 4 to 8
Paperback
10 September 1999Imprint: Square Fish
Synopsis
The unknown history of letters
For as long as any letter could remember, Vowels and Consonants had been enemies.
U without N? Q without U? Mpssh! you say. Yet once, long ago, P's and Q's minded their p's and q's, and though U and I deserved not one iota of respect. For their part, Vowels knew only that the dot on the...
Details
10 September 199932 pages
9780374482176Imprint: Square Fish
Reviews
“This artful fable tells of a time when letters coexisted as two mutually distrustful social groups...Children learning to read and write will enjoy the drama and humor evident in both the words and illustrations...A high-spirited picture book recommended for reading aloud.” —Booklist
