Clever and good line drawings, but I don't need to keep it and I don't get enough satisfaction after working through the frustration of figuring out what words the letters are supposed to sound like. SPOILER: D N represents The End.

Okay, this book is VERY confusing!! Steig uses letters as codes on the pages, such as "CDC" meaning, "see the sea," which he defines in the back. The illustrations give some hints to decoding the letters, but not too much. I had a difficult time trying to translate the codes. I wouldn't read this book out loud without first studying the definitions because I wouldn't want to look like a fool. However, I bet the kids would have a blast laughing at me trying and I can almost guarantee that they would get the translations faster and better than I could. ( )