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The Z Was Zapped

by Chris Van Allsburg · 1987

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A dramatic black-and-white presentation of the alphabet in which the two-time Caldecott Medalist depicts a mysterious transformation of each letter.

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thishorrorhorrorMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
artartMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thiscreativitycreativityMore like thisLess of thisimaginationimaginationMore like thisLess of thisJewishJewishMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 56 pages
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