“Alberto had an alligator, but he didn’t have a bathing suit. Benoît had a bathing suit, but he didn’t have a clarinet. Cara had a clarinet, but she didn’t have . . . ” Twenty-six children with names that start from A to Z each have something he or she doesn’t need, while their alphabetical neighbor is in possession of just the thing they want in Dan Bar-el’s absurd alphabet book that builds to a delightful climax. Graham Ross’s illustrations show twenty-six diverse children in comical scenarios that provide visual context for the objects they possess, and the ones they desire. Ross has also hidden a letter of the alphabet within each illustration (i.e., there is an “a” hidden on the “Alberto” page, a “b” on the “Benoît” page, and so on). (Ages 3–6)