![]() ![]() To illustrate the letters H and I (“We're hikers, inventors, and investigators”), two peas climb a branch leaning on the H, a pea in a Sherlock Holmes hat tries to decipher footprints below, and a single pea with a light bulb above his head, smiles at his newly invented wheel that dots the letter I. ) gives them stick legs and arms, along with lively faces and costumes, to demonstrate his inventive view of each letter. The peas are all small and round, but Baker ( Just How Long Can a Long String Be?! Most letters occupy a single page, but Baker combines some letters the way children repeating a just-learned alphabet often do. ![]() Each large, pastel letter is accompanied by energetic peas introducing themselves (“We're acrobats, artists, and astronauts in space”). The illustrations are full of vitality and good humor, and the rhyming text never misses a beat. Hundreds of animated green peas tumble through the alphabet in this refreshingly original book. ![]()
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