The Vowel Family: A Tale of Lost Letters

by Sally M. Walker

Book Overview

Meet an unusual family with some very special children: Alan, Ellen, Iris, Otto, and Ursula. Sometimes they're visited by their very special aunt, Cyndy. As each child is born, the family becomes more... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822579820
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Cute book, needs adult assistance

We bought this book at a local literature festival, where we also had the opportunity to get the book signed by the author and illustrator. It was a great experience for my six-year-old, who didn't know what authors looked like (regular people in glasses, in case you were wondering.) The book is great fun, about a man and woman who marry but don't have any vowels so th cnt cmmnct vr wll. Things improve when allan and ellen are born, and on it goes. There are many clever phrases, and a good mix of simple and complicated words. Adults may be needed to decode the early parts of the book, which my proficient six-year-old reader stumbled on due to lack of vowels. Bright and cute illustrations. Great book, I highly recommend.