ABC

by Henry Fisher

A

is for Angel. Angels are made from laughter. They are especially kind and really good at flying. Although angels are everywhere, they are impossible to see.

B

is for Bear. Bears live in the woods and like to have tea parties very late at night. Their favourite thing to eat is raspberry jam.

C

is for Clown. Clowns live in the circus and are nearly always laughing or falling over. Clowns only eat popcorn and are never ever grumpy.

D

is for Dragon. Dragons are very shy and live in caves. Despite popular opinion, dragons are very polite, but are best avoided on account of having rather smelly breath.

E

is for Elephant. Although very large, elephants are a bit cowardly and nothing scares them quite as much as the mouse, which is not very big at all. When approaching an elephant, try not to squeak.

F

is for Fairy. Fairies are very, very small, and have very squeaky voices. If you ever spot a fairy, and are lucky enough to tickle its nose, it will grant you a wish.

G

is for Giant. Giants are easy to spot because they are huge and hairy. Never get too close to a giant because their hugs are quite dangerous.

H

is for Honey. Honey is very sweet, and is made by bees, which are not. Never try to eat a bee; always go for the honey.

I

is for Igloo. Igloos are made of snow and ice. Although the people who live in igloos are usually very cold, they are always jolly and eat lots of ice cream.

J

is for Jelly. Jelly is the most fun food to eat, on account of it being very wobbly. Never go to a birthday party unless you know that it has a good supply of jelly.

K

is for Kite. Nothing is more fun than flying a kite on a bright sunny day. Be careful, however, in high winds, not to be blown away.

L

is for Leprechaun. Leprechauns come from Ireland. They dance all day long and are always in a good mood. This is probably because they all have large pots of gold, which they might just share with you, if you manage to catch one.

M

is for Mermaid. Mermaids live in the sea and have beautiful tails. Mermaids love to sing opera and never eat fish.

N

is for Nurse. Nurses are very kind and gentle and help to make you feel better with medicine and lollipops.

O

is for Octopus. The octopus likes two things, tickling and swimming. Because they have eight arms, they are rather good at both.

P

is for Parrot. Parrots come in all shapes and colours, and live in rainforests. It is very hard sleeping near a parrot, because they never stop talking.

Q

is for Queen. Queens are married to kings and tend to be very bossy. Most queens eat too much chocolate and have lots of shoes.

R

is for Robot. Robots are mostly made from old toasters and broken washing machines. Despite being entirely metal, they have huge hearts and love doing housework.

S

is for Spaceship. Spaceships are very quick, except when they run out of petrol; at this point they do not move at all. Try and bring a picnic when travelling through space, as it can take a long time to get home.

T

is for Train. Trains move along tracks made out of liquorice and chocolate. They won’t leave the station if it is too hot, too cold, or too leafy.

U

is for Unicorn. Unicorns are made from stars. Never try to ride a unicorn or touch its horn, as this is considered quite rude.

V

is for Vampire. Vampires are very pale because they don’t eat their greens. They come out late at night and drink hot chocolate, through little holes in their teeth.

W

is for Witch. Witches have terrible eyesight and spend all of their time flying on brooms. Because of this, their kitchen floors tend to be rather messy.

X

marks the spot … … where pirates bury their treasure. Pirate treasure is made up of chocolate biscuits, sweets and gold. NEVER take a pirate’s treasure as it makes them rather sad.

Y

is for Yellow. Yellow is the colour of the sun, which only comes out during the day. Although very warm, the sun can be quite shy and occasionally hides behind clouds.

Z

is for Zoo. Zoos are filled with animals who like to watch people. Never ever try to stroke a crocodile at a zoo – they prefer to be tickled.

A

Q

R

B

el is for Ang

is for Bear

P

ueen is for Q

is for R obot

S

C

is for Clow n

is for Parrot

is for Spaceship

D

O

T

is for Dragon

is for Octopus

is for Train

E

is for Elephant

N

is for Nurse

U

is for Unicorn

F

M

V

G

is for Fairy

is for Mermaid

is for Vampire

W

H

is for Giant

L

is for Leprechaun

is for Witch

X

is for Honey

K

marks the spot

I

is for Igloo

is for Kite

Y

is for Yellow

J

ly is for Jel

Z

is for Zoo

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Published by Top That! Publishing plc Tide Mill Way, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1AP, UK www.topthatpublishing.com Text and illustrations copyright © 2010 Henry Fisher. All rights reserved 0246897531 Creative Director – Simon Couchman Editorial Director – Daniel Graham Written and illustrated by Henry Fisher All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Neither this book nor any part or any of the illustrations, photographs or reproductions contained in it shall be sold or disposed of otherwise than as a complete book, and any unauthorised sale of such part illustration, photograph or reproduction shall be deemed to be a breach of the publisher’s copyright. ISBN 978-1-84956-314-7

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