Overview

This is a book ofgramograms, little word puzzles where letters,numbers, and everyday symbols are spoken out loud to formwords and sentences. Gramograms have been around for ages, but the first person to pair them with drawings was New Yorkercartoonist William Steig, in his classic 1968 bookCDB!(See the Bee!). These days, with the ubiquitousness ofshorthand texting and the familiar ""at"" symbol in emailaddresses, we all have a bit moregramogramexperience, whether we realize it or not. AB@Cbuilds on the form that Steig revolutionized with all-newgramograms-new words, new settings, and a few newsymbols-each accompanied by aNew Yorkerstylecartoon that gives comedic context for the caption. (For instance,the book's cover art, a drawing of a bumblebee in a boat on the ocean, helps reveal the translation ofAB@C: ""A bee at sea."")

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9781454955160

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""As a huge fan of Wiliam Steig, I love this fun book full of lovely drawings paired with clever gramograms."" —Liza Donnelly, New Yorker cartoonist and writer ""AB@C is pure read-aloud fun!"" —Jon Agee, author of Otto: A Palindrama ""I was almost as good at deciphering these gramograms as I am at getting a O-L N 1 when I golf. But I certainly had more fun trying to decode them than I ever have putting."" —Emma Allen, Cartoon Editor at The New Yorker ""I loved CDB as a kid. Dan Misdea and Rob Meyerson match Steig's wit with each cartoon. It's endless fun deciphering each sentence and laughing out loud. I could read a million more, so get to it, Dan and Rob."" —Ellis Rosen, New Yorker cartoonist and author of Dink! ""A satisfying scratch to the brains of those who revel at the ikigai of punnery, word games, grammar, typography, and illustration. ... Intellectually stimulating and entertaining yet bite-sized the gramograms within these pages will appeal to fans of Gary Larson, Norton Juster, and Bob Eckstein."" —Jess Zafarris, author of Once Upon a Word and Words from Hell

"""As a huge fan of Wiliam Steig, I love this fun book full of lovely drawings paired with clever gramograms."" —Liza Donnelly, New Yorker cartoonist and writer"

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Rob Meyersonhas made a career of playing with words. As a brandconsultant, he specializes in naming-finding, combining, modifying,and manufacturing just the right words to name companies andproducts. Rob is principal and founder of Heirloom, an independentbrand strategy and identity firm, and author ofBrand Naming. Helives in California with his wife and two children. IllustratorDanMisdeais a cartoonist forThe New Yorker. His workhas also appeared inAir Mail, Narrative, Reader's Digest, WeeklyHumorist, The Golfer's Journal, and elsewhere. He is the author ofthe children's bookThe Light Insideand has contributed toanthologies such asNew Jersey Fan ClubandSend Help!Dan lives in New Jersey.

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