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What Pete Ate from A to Z

By Maira Kalman

By Maira Kalman

By Maira Kalman

By Maira Kalman

By Maira Kalman
Illustrated by Maira Kalman

By Maira Kalman
Illustrated by Maira Kalman

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Paperback $9.99

Sep 15, 2003 | ISBN 9780142501597 | 3-7 years

Hardcover $18.99

Oct 01, 2001 | ISBN 9780399233623 | 3-7 years

Ebook $6.99

Oct 02, 2001 | ISBN 9781524741204 | 3-7 years

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    About What Pete Ate from A to Z

    A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
    A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year
    A Recommended New Book for Missouri Students

    A Miami Herald Best Book of the Year

    Is there anything Pete won’t eat? Poppy’s charming yellow dog starts off by eating Rocky’s accordion. All of it. He snacks on a bouncing ball that belongs to Uncle Bennie’s dog Buster, and then makes a meal out of the rest of the alphabet. From glue sticks to underpants, Pete works his way through all twenty-six letters in Maira Kalman’s creative take on traditional alphabet books. Packed with Kalman’s trademark bright artwork and a hilarious story filled with wordplay and repetition, this alphabet book is pure fun from A to Z.

    About What Pete Ate from A to Z

    Is there anything Pete won’t eat? Poppy Wise’s sweet but unruly dog starts with Nico’s accordion and works his way through the alphabet, making a nuisance of himself by leaving nothing untouched, not even glue sticks or Uncle Norman’s underpants. Despite Pete’s ravenous ways, a frazzled Poppy Wise can’t help loving him. Kids will laugh at Pete’s impossible cuisine, adults will appreciate the offbeat sense of humor, and both will love the artwork that perfectly captures the fun of the text in this unique alphabet book only Maira Kalman could create.

    About What Pete Ate from A to Z

    Is there anything Pete won’t eat? Poppy Wise’s sweet but unruly dog starts with Nico’s accordion and works his way through the alphabet, making a nuisance of himself by leaving nothing untouched, not even glue sticks or Uncle Norman’s underpants. Despite Pete’s ravenous ways, a frazzled Poppy Wise can’t help loving him. Kids will laugh at Pete’s impossible cuisine, adults will appreciate the offbeat sense of humor, and both will love the artwork that perfectly captures the fun of the text in this unique alphabet book only Maira Kalman could create.

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    About Maira Kalman

    Maira Kalman is an illustrator, an author, and a designer. She is the author of And the Pursuit of Happiness and The Principles of Uncertainty. She is the illustrator of Michael Pollan’s Food Rules and the bestselling edition of William Strunk and E. B…. More about Maira Kalman

    About Maira Kalman

    Maira Kalman is an illustrator, an author, and a designer. She is the author of And the Pursuit of Happiness and The Principles of Uncertainty. She is the illustrator of Michael Pollan’s Food Rules and the bestselling edition of William Strunk and E. B…. More about Maira Kalman

    About Maira Kalman

    Maira Kalman is an illustrator, an author, and a designer. She is the author of And the Pursuit of Happiness and The Principles of Uncertainty. She is the illustrator of Michael Pollan’s Food Rules and the bestselling edition of William Strunk and E. B…. More about Maira Kalman

    About Maira Kalman

    Maira Kalman is an illustrator, an author, and a designer. She is the author of And the Pursuit of Happiness and The Principles of Uncertainty. She is the illustrator of Michael Pollan’s Food Rules and the bestselling edition of William Strunk and E. B…. More about Maira Kalman

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Sep 15, 2003 | 48 Pages | 8-1/2 x 10-1/8 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780142501597

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Oct 01, 2001 | 48 Pages | 8-1/2 x 10-1/8 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780399233623

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Oct 02, 2001 | 48 Pages | 3-7 years | ISBN 9781524741204

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    Praise

    Kalman unleashes her extravagant whimsy in this loquacious alphabet book. (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

    Richly witty in both the text and the illustrations. (The New York Times Book Review)

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