The Numberlys - Hardcover - William Joyce

The Numberlys Author: William Joyce (Goodreads Author) Illustrator: Christina Ellis From the team who brought you "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" comes an alphabet tale extraordinaire! Once upon a time, there was no alphabet, only numbers. Life was fine. Orderly. Dull as gray paint. Very numberly. But our 5 jaunty heroes weren't willing to accept that this was all there could be. They knew there had to be more. So, they broke out hard hats & welders, hammers & glue guns, & they started knocking some numbers together. Removing a piece here. Adding a piece there. At first, it was awful. But the 5 kept at it, & soon it was artful! 1 letter after another emerged, until there were 26. 26 letters & they were beautiful. All colorful, shiny, & new. Exactly what our heroes didn't even know they were missing. And when the letters entered the world, something truly wondrous began to happen: Pizza! Jelly beans! Color! Books! Based on the award-winning app, this is William Joyce & Moonbot's Metropolis-inspired homage to everyone who knows there is more to life than shades of black & gray. Hardcover, 56 pages Published: May 27, 2014 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN-10: 1442473436 ISBN-13: ‎978-1442473430 Condition: New/Excellent; a cared for pre-owned item. Unless otherwise indicated: Covers & bindings are intact w/minor surface/shelf wear. Pages are clean. Text is free from writing, highlighting, notes in the margins or underlining. Non-smoking Home.