A Is for Angry: An Animal and Adjective Alphabet [Paperback]

Sandra Boynton (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

"Because you can't stand another apple, ball, or cup," Sandra Boynton presents an alphabet book of animals and adjectives. An Angry Animal Assortment Along an Arrow starts off the whimsy as a Big Bashful Bear, a Cute Clean Cat, a Tangled Turkey, a Wide Walrus, a Yellow Yak, and others in between romp through the letters A-Z.

In classic Boynton style, the irresistible animal characters climb the tall letters, perch on the squat ones, hang from the curves of the round ones. Selection of the Children's Book-of-the-Month Club. Suitable for ages 3-5.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

A Bright Book Containing Colorful Drawings and Energetic, Fun Graphics . . . Here Is Joy for Kids Little, Medium, Nearly Nine and Older . . . People that Quickly Read it Six Times Understand Very Well the Excitement of Youthful Zaniness.

About the Author

Sandra Boynton has been a bestselling Workman author for 25 years. She's written the New York Times bestseller Chocolate: The Consuming Passion, the national (and New York Times) bestselling musical for the whole family, Philadelphia Chickens, the phenomenally successful Boynton on Board series (led by Barnyard Dance!), and the one-of-a-kind Grunt, the sublime collection of Pigoroian chant. All told, her books have over 15.3 million copies in print, a number that will already be out-of-date when you read this. She lives with her family in western Connecticut.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (January 9, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089480507X
• ISBN-13: 978-0894805073
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #30 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( B ) > Boynton, Sandra

More About the Author

Sandra Boynton is a popular American humorist, songwriter, children's author and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated more than forty books for both children and adults, as well as over four thousand greeting cards, and four music albums. Although she does not license her characters to be redrawn or adapted, she has herself designed???for various companies???calendars, wallpaper, bedding, stationery, paper goods, clothing, jewelry, and plush toys.

Customer Reviews

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A is for Amazed, July 18, 2000

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This review is from: A Is for Angry: An Animal and Adjective Alphabet (Paperback)

My daughter was a year and eight months old when I first bought this book. Admittedly that's a bit early for an alphabet, but it was the illustrated adjectives that she loved from the start. Angry, Bashful, Clean, Dirty, ... Young, Zany. She was practicing facial expressions in the mirror and still imitates the cat's frown when she wants to warn us that we're crossing the line - and she's quick to giggle out of it when we recognize the imitation.

We started Boynton with a gift of Barnyard Dance (5/5) and have bought many since. A is for Angry, Snoozers, and Barnyard Dance are the most fun and stick more than any of our other books (by anybody), so far (eight months later).

Enthusiastically recommended.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is the only alphabet book that interests my 3 yr. old!, October 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Is for Angry: An Animal and Adjective Alphabet (Paperback)

The letters are big with adorable animals beginning with each letter. My daughter loves 'X is for nothing' (no animal begins with X) and 'Z is for zoo' where you get a two page recap of all the letters and animals. A great book!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars C is for CUTE!!!, November 21, 2001

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Karen Baker "city mama" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Is for Angry: An Animal and Adjective Alphabet (Paperback)

I bought this for my 3 year old son and he loves it, as do my other kids, 5 and 2. The kids love the silly animals doing silly things, Sandra Boynton's trademark. There is an animal and an adjective beginning with each letter. I like that there are negative emotions sprinkled in-- ever get sick of kid's media being either all sweetness and light or all obnoxious backtalk, with no real life anywhere? My kids sit and discuss why the Anteater might be Angry (someone ate all the ants?) or why the Opossum is Outraged (the Playful Pig on the facing page is making fun of him!), which has been so interesting to listen to! This is a very cute, interesting, not ordinary alphabet book that is engaging for many ages.