Nonsense! He Yelled

"As a Uncle and Godfather to 6 kids, I've read a lot of children's books over and over and over again. Some are just plain deadly. You begin to fear storybook time. "Nonsense! He Yelled." is a pleasant antidote to those type of books. My godkids loved it, and I still found it enjoyable after multiple readings.
"Nonsense!" is a clever journey through the alphabet, where kids begin by meeting Art and Bob, then 24 more kids up to and including Yat and Zerk (I was kind of expecting X to be Xena, Warrior Princess, but it turned out to be Xerk, "who gets paid to lurk"). Each character has their own amusing story and rhyme and are creatively illustrated by Adrian Johnson. The book encourages interactive participation by asking the reader to use their own name in rhyme, a great little activity that adds to the enjoyment of the book (though can delay bedtime as everyone in the family HAS to have their names rhymed, according to my niece!).
The text is funny and non-violent, and even though 25 of the 26 characters introduced were male (Only Nell cracked the otherwise all boy alphabet) my niece enjoyed it just as much as my nephew.
This is a safe, enjoyable addition to the kid's bookshelf that helps kids become more familiar with the alphabet, socializes them to the idea that there are a great many different kinds of kids in the world, gives them a bit of a creative challenge and is painless for adults, who can be expected to be asked to read it over and over and over and..."
--J.Z., Sherman Oaks, CA