TY - BOOK AU - Escoffier, Michael AU - Giacomo, Kris Di TI - Take Away the A SN - 9781783443444 U1 - 428.1 PY - 2012/// PB - Anderson Press KW - Alphabets KW - English Literature KW - Grammar KW - Picture Book KW - Vocabulary KW - Word formation N2 - A word totally transforms if you take away just one letter – without the A, the beast is best. Without the W, the witch has an itch! This is an alphabet book like no other. An irreverant exploration not only of letters in their alphabetic order, but also of how they form words and communicate ideas. Packed with humour and wordplay, the author and illustrator effortlessly play off each other to enhance humour and meaning. Children will not be able to resist inventing imaginative examples of their own ER -