Product Description

Meet an unusual family with some very special children: Alan, Ellen, Iris, Otto, and Ursula. Sometimes they're visited by their very special aunt, Cyndy. As each child is born, the family becomes more complete--and each additional Vowel also makes the text easier to read! Because if you can imagine life without the Vowels, tlkng wld b vr hrd. Rdng wld b pzzlng. Are you ready to play the Vowel game?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #375539 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Library Binding
• 32 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780822579823
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Booklist
All of the vowels are missing at the begining of this story about Pam Smith and Sam Vowel (introduced as Pm and Sm), who marry on the first page. Soon, Pm and Sm start a family, and each kid, named after a vowel, adds a letter to the family’s language (and to the story’s text). First the twins, Alan and Ellen, bring an A and an E; then Iris, Otto, and Ursula arrive, and sometimes Aunt Cyndy visits, each adding a new letter until the Vowel family can finally speak with the full alphabet. Children are sure to enjoy the goofy story, which lends itself to group decoding as vowels are gradually introduced. Luthardt’s bright illustrations, featuring people with cartoonish balloon heads, ably echo the story’s silliness. This clever approach to learning vowels will prove far more fun than just the basic recitation that’s commonly taught Grades 1-3. --Todd Morning

From the Inside Flap
Here are the Vowels...

There's Alan, Ellen, Iris, Otto, Ursula, and sometimes Aunt Cyndy!

Now imagine life without them...

Tlking wld b vr hrd. Rdng wld b pzzlng.

Can you play the Vowel game?

About the Author
Sally M. Walker is the author of many award-winning nonfiction books for young readers, including Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley, which won the prestigious Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal in 2006. When she isn't busy writing or researching, Ms. Walker works as a children's literature consultant and presents at many reading conferences. She lives in DeKalb, Illinois, with her husband and cats.

Kevin Luthardt is the author of several children's picture books. His original murals decorate schools, libraries, and churches throughout his home state of Ilinois. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife and two sons.

Customer Reviews

Cute book, needs adult assistance
We bought this book at a local literature festival, where we also had the opportunity to get the book signed by the author and illustrator. It was a great experience for my six-year-old, who didn't know what authors looked like (regular people in glasses, in case you were wondering.) The book is great fun, about a man and woman who marry but don't have any vowels so th cnt cmmnct vr wll. Things improve when allan and ellen are born, and on it goes. There are many clever phrases, and a good mix of simple and complicated words. Adults may be needed to decode the early parts of the book, which my proficient six-year-old reader stumbled on due to lack of vowels. Bright and cute illustrations. Great book, I highly recommend.