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| The Dangerous Alphabet | 
 enlarge | Author: Neil Gaiman
Creator: Gris Grimly
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
List Price: $17.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 3600
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 7.1 x 0.4
ISBN: 0060783338
EAN: 9780060783334
ASIN: 0060783338
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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 great May 20, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
this alphabet book was almost reminiscent of that tim burton book for kids in that it picks up on a darker mood, but in my opinion it was done much better than tim burton's. it was about these two kids who go on an adventure in some sort of sewer and come across these monsters who want to do bad things to the kids, but they escape by the end. the book rhymes and there's one line per page, which is accompanied by a great illustration depicting the rhyme. the illustrations match the overall mood of the book, and an example can be seen on the cover. i don't know if it's for young children, though i'd try anyways as everything is so white washed nowadays and anything not max and ruby sets your heart racing. it was well done though.
 not quite there August 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is hard for me to give anything by Gaiman less than 4 or 5 stars, but this one just doesn't cut it. Maybe if it had been intended for 8 and above rather than the suggested 4 to 8 age range - but as done, it is way too macabre for the audience.
The couplets forming the text of the book are not all as sharp as I would expect from the talented writer - and if you just read them straight through, they don't form the complete picture as a poem that they should. The story is jagged and incomplete.
The drawings by Gris Grimly are superior, but also way off base for younger children. Each page is filled with gruesome details, some are fine and even fun to spy - such as a worm coming out of an apple or bones revealed by an x-ray machine. But others include blood coming from the wrists of a child manacled to a wall, children in stew pots and chained by their necks.
While I think older children - those able to more clearly distinguish fantasy from reality - and adults can enjoy this book, I would not give it to a child under 8 or 9. This alphabet is just a tad too dangerous for the wee ones.
ABC of Adventure June 13, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
It's dangerous to open this book without the proper precautions; pass the pages with the knowledge that you'll never know what kind of perils the next letter of the alphabet will show (and be warned: the book warns you that not all letters are where they're supposed to... so do not trust the authors!).
Neil Gaiman's words have been given life by Gris Grimly's amazing doodles where you will find not only an interpretation of the text but also other things (and some of them are scary) that share the page's protagonist letter.
So, you've forewarned: Once you open the book and start reading, it will be risky to put it down until you reach the last page!
Will appeal to boys around seven or eight-years-old August 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Reviewed by Nicholas Lopez (age 6) and Leslie Granier for Reader Views (7/08)
Two children and their pet gazelle go on an adventure in hopes of finding a treasure. (I would not have known this without reading the book jacket.) Each letter of the alphabet has an important part in telling the story of the dangers the children encounter. A lot of pictures of words that start with the featured letter are cleverly worked into the illustrations, although children may not be familiar with some of these objects.
Nicholas thought, "This is a scary book with lots of monsters and ugly birds. I'm not gonna look for treasures if I see those birds. The writer doesn't know the right way the letters go in the alphabet. He did W before V. That's silly!"
"The Dangerous Alphabet" by Neil Gaiman will appeal to boys around seven or eight-years-old. They can use their imaginations to experience the journey along with the characters. Some of the illustrations are a little menacing so younger kids may be afraid.
super cool-maybe a little...edgy for young ones. August 2, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
like i said above, super cool, awesome art, maybe a little-edgy(i.e. scary)for young ones. my five year old loved it, but i think she was a little scared of the dark that night. still, very good.
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