The letter i has lost the dot and go on an adventure to find it.

"The Woods bring lower-case letters to life in a fun adventure. Little x has left, upset he's hardly used, and the other letters set out to find him. They find x playing the castle xylophone for the mysterious Master, capital M, who threatens to turn them into alphabet soup! Some quick thinking by Little x saves the day, and soon they are all on their way home--just in time to make Mom's birthday surprise: a cake with Little x all over. He's the only one who stands for kisses!" -- Amazon.ca

This book is an alphabet book that tells the story of the lowercase letter x that went missing. The rest of the lowercase letters go to find him and they end up at the the uppercase castle. From here they decide they all want to go home because they know every letter is important!

Every night Charlie’s little letters tuck themselves into bed. But one night there is a letter missing. So the others jump onto a flying pencil and take off in search of the lost little x.

Young readers will enjoy this enchanting exploration of the alphabet as they travel along with the little letters in search of the missing little x. The bright, bold illustrations will charm beginning readers as the engaging story unfolds. Learning the alphabet has never been so much fun!

Highly recommended. ( )

a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,y,z

Notice what letter was missing? No? Check again!
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... (Poor little "x") Charley's mom's birthday is coming up and little "x" is missing. (Oh, no!) TIME TO FIND LITTLE "x", ASAP!! The little letters climb up on the magic flying pencil and fly away. They spot a castle and go inside. In the castle, they meet crooked Capital "I" and gigantic capital "M".

The letters finally find little "x" inside the castle. He is tap-dancing on a xylophone. Little "x" felt excluded because Charley never uses little "x". He tells them "I'm a worthless letter back home. At least here I have a job." The letters convince "x" to come home. Before they leave, the little "x" convinces "M" and "I" to come home with them to help make a fantastic birthday for Charlie's mother.

Safe at home.
On the birthday cake, the letters lay down reading "I love you Mom". At the bottom, "x" is used FOUR TIMES! FOUR TIMES! He feels so special. He barely gets used at all. (But FOUR TIMES! WOW!)

Message:
"A person (or a letter) is a person/letter, no matter how small!" -Horton (Dr. Seuss).
Every one/letter is just as important as the next.

Great book for children who are mastering the alphabet along with capital vs. lower case. Children learn that the letter "x" may not be used as much as the other letter, however "x" can stand for kisses. (Teachers/parents can go into deeper meaning on why "x" stands for kisses along with "o" stands for hugs). ( )