Learning The Alphabet Prints

'Peter the Flying Hippo is my favorite storybook character without any merchandising tie-ins.'

Pirate boy reciting the alphabet

Teacher pointing to P,Q, on board: "OK class, which letter comes next? Redbeard, you should know this."

I'm Bored With Educational Toys

"Finally, the alphabet is paying off."

"Letters would be all right if they'd just let us leave them in alphabetical order."

"I'm still pre-literate."

Biggles has a more staid adventure.

"You can use the alphabet to text. You can use the alphabet to tweet. Why can't you use the alphabet to spell?"

"This is a test. This is only a test. IF this had been the real world it'd be your job you'd be fighting for, not a letter of the alphabet."

Alphabet soup gets cold for slow readers.

Piano Keyboard

'A is for Arse.'

'Second grade. When did you discover 'LMNOP' wasn't one letter?'

'After we learn the alphabet, are we going to learn how to text?'

'Why is it taking so long to eat your soup?'

'I did it all from memory.'

'All I wanted to know is if that word was naughty.'

'We had to discontinue the alphabet soup, sir - Too many censorship problems.'

"...L...uh, M...uh Q...how come there are so many darn letters in the alphabet anyway?"

"The trouble with spelling rules is that they impede creativity."

Child lifting alphabet blocks.

Wildlife A-Z: 'Where the heck are zebras?'

"As you can see, I've learned the alphabet."

"But this book is just the alphabet all jumbled up..."

"Queen begins with Q, it should be precisely here."

'I'm suing my way alphabetically through the phone book.'

Alphabet Soup: Ingredients - consonants and vowels.

Mice taking lessons.