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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 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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The drawings are now in color, the pages are larger, and the once yellow background on the jacket is now sleek white, but the appeal of Steig's wordplay classic, first published 30 years ago, remains intact. The book's clever humor is still irresistible: "I M A U-M B-N," a boy patiently explains to his attentive dog. "U R N N-M-L." New generations will delight in puzzling out the letter-and-number messages, aided by the simple, thickly outlined drawings and an answer key. A worthy replacement for collections' battered original copies. Gillian Engberg --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Paperback: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Aladdin (April 2, 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0671666894
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671666897
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #148,443 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars cute!, October 31, 1998
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this book is just adorable...C D B? D B S A B-Z B. (see the bee? the bee is a busy bee.) and so forth and so on...just great!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Reading Fest 2000, March 24, 2000
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Using letters, numbers, and simple pictures, this book can be fun for all ages! This year our school had a reading fest and this was one of the books. We made up and illustrated our own sayings. It was hard at first and then we got the hang of it. It was our favorite book of the day!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars So Fun!, June 28, 2001
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I used this book in an elementary classroom. When the children came in each morning, they would look at the board to get the day's riddle. They had fun and I got a couple of minutes of peace in the mornings. They felt SO SMART when they solved each one. They even started to make up their own riddles to put on the board and got such a kick out of letting their classmates in on the answers.
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love it! I remember this from my younger years. Never could find it. Amazon made it easy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun book
I found this book to be a lot of fun to figure out what the meanings were. Very creative sentences!! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Brianna

5.0 out of 5 stars Like Reading Vanity Plates!
Another delightful book by William Steig! I enjoyed sharing this one with my students, and I've kept a personal copy of it after all these years. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic, and a book for everyone
This is one of my favorite childhood books, so I was thrilled to share it with my daughter. We have both CDB and CDC now, and she loves them (and thinks it's pretty cool that... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Scott W. Bultman

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent word fun
Having enjoyed Steig's first such book as an adult, we sent a copy to a budding linguist at college. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but needs the answers
I ordered this since my sister received it and thought it was a great book. Unfortunately, this copy does not come with the answers. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Your new BFF reading!
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