If you know right off the bat what an ‘anorak’ is than this might be the alphabet book for which you are looking. I had to use the dictionary, though the illustration on the front cover of the book had me convinced an ‘anorak’ was a raincoat. This book was first published in Australia, so that being said, some of the pictures chosen might not be as familiar to children in the United States. The pictures are cute and often hilarious: Urchins in Undies, Ibis in an Igloo, Owl in Orbit, and Newt in a Necktie. There is one picture per page for each letter of the alphabet and as always, some of the items pictured are obscure: Jackdaw in a Jar, Elephant in an Eggcup, Giraffe in Galoshes, and Xantus in an X-ray. Depending on the child’s age, one of the alphabet words will be recognizable and the other may need to be inferred.

The entire alphabet is recapped with its illustration in 1 inch tall miniatures on the last page.