P Is for Pterodactyl
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A New York Times Bestseller!
A "raucous trip through the odd corners of our alphabet." -The New York Times
Let's get real-the English language is bizarre. A might be for apple, but it's also for aisle and aeons. Why does the word "gnat" start with a G but the word…
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1 author picked P Is for Pterodactyl as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
To be perfectly honest, the title is the best part of this book. None of the text is quite as funny as the concept, but the concept is worth the price of admission.
You can keep your A is for Apple and B is for Ball. I’ll take K is for Knight and D is for Djibouti.
It’s not likely that a toddler is going to need to spell “phlegm” any time soon, but it’s a fun read for the adult — and the grown-ups also need to be entertained by a book that’s going to be aloud 100 times.
From Ethlie's list on reads I wish were around when I was a kid.
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