Project Gutenberg 2005-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 209 Crane, Walter 1845 1915 The Absurd ABC Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Christine D and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Absurd ABC" by Walter Crane is a whimsical alphabet book written in the late 19th century. This playful work serves as an engaging introduction to the letters of the alphabet, blending imaginative verse with illustrations to capture the curiosity of young readers. It presents a series of absurd and humorous associations for each letter, showcasing a lively and entertaining take on traditional nursery rhymes and stories. The book features a clever and amusing approach to each letter of the alphabet, where Crane ingeniously pairs words with delightful characters and scenarios. From "A for the APPLE" to "Z for the Zany," readers are taken through a playful journey that includes a baby, a cat playing a fiddle, Humpty Dumpty, and various other fun and recognizable figures from children's folklore. Each entry is accompanied by engaging, rhythmic text that makes learning the alphabet enjoyable, making "The Absurd ABC" a charming resource for both children and adults alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's poetry Alphabet books Alphabet rhymes PZ Text Children's Picture Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Poetry 37062 37068 2024-10-07T14:48:40.962203 2023-09-08T05:18:20.661564 text/html text/html 32697 2020-12-13T11:50:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1600477 2020-12-13T11:50:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1643070 2024-10-07T14:48:43.850221 application/epub+zip 1637559 2024-10-07T14:48:41.549252 application/epub+zip 48762 2024-10-07T14:48:41.191184 application/epub+zip 1664104 2024-10-07T14:48:45.672235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1653306 2024-10-07T14:48:43.216192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74264 2022-09-08T10:17:12.783078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 23140 23041 2024-10-07T14:48:40.649246 2023-09-08T05:18:20.387510 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 22991 2020-12-13T11:50:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 8658 2020-12-13T11:50:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22982 2020-12-13T11:50:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 8638 2020-12-13T11:50:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21671 2024-10-07T14:48:45.804208 application/rdf+xml 21456 2024-10-07T14:48:41.250231 image/jpeg 3601 2024-10-07T14:48:41.220240 image/jpeg 1630412 2024-10-07T14:48:41.021203 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia