![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New: A brand-new copy with cover and original protective wrapping intact.(The pictures help, too, of course!) Those who crave more wordplay will want to exploreCDC?This book is nothing less than X-L-N, and no home where words are celebrated should be without it. ![]() Or, you can just read the letters out loud over and over until the proper phrase emerges plain as day. 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. Adding splashes of watercolor on larger, broader pages (and an answer key in the back!), Steig brings new life to his well-loved favorite. William Steig-The New Yorkercartoonist and revered creator of the Caldecott MedalistSylvester and the Magic Pebble,Abel's Island, and dozens of other magnificent books-first wrote and illustrated the original, black-and-white edition ofCDB!more than 30 years ago. ![]()
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