Alphabet-Saurus!

Alphabet-Saurus! is a collection of modern fables intended for readers of all ages.

A cast of outlandish characters with equally outlandish names like King Kubla

Kahn and Maureen o'Meagin o'Shamus o'Sheegan are assembled here for your

entertainment. The magical fantasy lands described, inhabited by trolls, gnomes,

pirates, professors, caterpillars and kings (to name a few), draw young readers into

each tale and hold the attention of any adult reader. What is the fate of each alphabet letter

title character? Did 'C' fi nd his missing piece? What happened to 'D' - Deadeye

Dick - the pirate caught in a tug-o'-war with a crocodile and fellow pirates? Should 'H'

- Harry Hobgoblin really worry about the Martian invasion reported in the morning

newspaper? What happened when 'F' - Fauntleroy Frog jumped in front of a golden

carriage? Read on and discover!

Arnon Hurwitz grew up in Cape Town, South Africa and came to the USA in 1979 as astudent of Economics at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began writing fiction and non-fiction in 1980and has published in The Greensboro Review and Big Sky Journal. In 2000 he created thisbook of alphabet poems for his children to read when they were very young. in 2020. Arnon has lived with his family in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Texas, California, Maryland and Montana.