If you like boring and unimaginative things, this book is not for you. If the thought of "dramatic dancing ducklings" makes you queasy, and evokes no feelings of curiosity or amusement, put this book down immediately and walk away. However, if the mention of "flabbergasted flamingos" makes you smile, and you would love to "walk willowy woodland ways winding westward," then open this book and enjoy. An Amazing Alphabetic Anthology has been an ongoing lbor of love, beginning in 2003, when Melanie wrote the first draft as an exercise, and took it to amuse a hospitalized friend. The first edition consisted of a total of 500 books, which were individually handmade by Toni and sold locally. Since then it has been released in hardcover, but has had only limited distribution. Toni and Melanie are pleased to release this new, freshly edited third edition in affordable paperback, with worldwide distribution. Though it contains some difficult words, the definitions and pronunciations are provided on the left-hand pages. This is a book for word-lovers of all ages, and has been enjoyed equally by five to fifty-year-olds.