The Big Idea: Alethea Kontis « Whatever.
In honor of the above I present the following.
A Disquieting Alphabet Book
A is for Apothecary, mixing salves and tinctures
B is for Basilisk, don’t stare in his eyes is the common stricture
C is for Catamite, a toothless fellow and simpering
D is for dofus, always and ever whimpering
E is for Ettin, a giant of habits foul
F is for Feces, a product of the bowels.
G is for Gremlin, what haunts folks unwary
H is for Harbinger, which many find most scary
I is for Imp, a most pestiferous fellow
J is for the Jenny Lind, which can scare a hero yellow
K is for Kellogg, the author of this piece
L is for the Ladies, who wish this soul would cease
M is for the Masses, asleep upon their seats
N is for Nutella, an Australian’s favorite treat
O is for the sneaky Orc, that most upsetting creature
P is for the Pomegranate, which has no redeeming features
Q is for the Quirt, which stings those it lands upon
R is for the Rakshasa, which fools those who gaze upon
S is for the Secret Lair, a place unseen by any
T is for the Tigershark, a beast that has scared many
U is for the Uvula, which everyone does have
V is for the Vulva, which only ladies can have
W is for Wanderjahr, which the reader is looking forward to
X is for Xanadu, which is the place that he is going to
Y is for the Yeti, a supposedly mythical beast
Z is for Zygote, which is hardly the end at least














Well, that’s an abecedario if ever there was one, but my favorite abecedario is Shel Silverstein’s ABZ book…
Chapter 1
A is for apple
See the nice green apple.
M-M-M-M-Good.
How many nice green apples can you eat?
Make a circle around the number of nice green little apples you ate today.
1 2 3 4 7 12 26 38 57 83 91 116
B is for baby
See the baby
The baby is fat
The baby is pink
The baby can cry
The baby can laugh
See the baby play
Play, baby, play.
Pretty, pretty, baby.
Mommy loves the baby more than she loves you.
Z is for zoo
Let’s go to the zoo
See all the animals!
The animals are locked inside the cages.
Poor animals!
Who will let them out???
Wait til you see what the letter K is….