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E-mergency Paperback – Picture Book, August 12, 2014

by Ezra Fields-Meyer (Author), Tom Lichtenheld (Illustrator)

4.7 108 ratings

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It's an e-mergency! The letter E took a tumble and the only way to get her back on her foot is for people to stop using her. But who can take her place? The other letters have to make a decision ASAP. Z is too sleepy and Y asks way too many questions. Thankfully, O rolls in to try and save the day. Now E can rost up and got bottor. . . as long as ovorybody follows the rulos. Chock-full of verbal and visual puns, this zany book is sure to tickle both the brain and the funny bone.

Reading age

3 - 7 years, from customers
Print length

40 pages
Language

English
Grade level

3 - 7
Dimensions

9 x 0.18 x 11 inches
Publisher

Chronicle Books
Publication date

August 12, 2014
ISBN-10

1452136424
ISBN-13

978-1452136424
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About the Author

Ezra Fields-Meyer is a high school student and an expert animator. He is the creator of the animated short "Alphabet House," which inspired this book. He lives in California.

Tom Lichtenheld is the author and illustrator of many books for young readers, including Duck! Rabbit!; Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site; and Wumbers. He lives in Illinois.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books (August 12, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1452136424
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1452136424
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.18 x 11 inches

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Michael

Our Ontire Family Lovos This Book!

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2011

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We got our copy of E-mergency this afternoon. My 7 year-old daughter and 4 year-old son read this together and could not stop laughing. I read it with my kids before bedtime -- and WE could not stop laughing. Like the best family entertainment, this book is accessible for the youngest readers, but sophisticated enough to keep older kids and adults completely entertained. The story is simple, clever, and charming -- the letter "E" is injured and needs time to recuperate, requiring everyone to substitute the letter "O" instead. Try living without the letter "E" -- it turns out to bo quito a challongo. And besides being difficult, it made my kids laugh out loud. Bonus: When a car goes "boop boop," and a great snack is "ico croam," not only do we all laugh, but my kids wanted to read every word themselves, looking for the next opportunity to crack themselves up. In addition to the main plot, there are lots of small digressions on almost every page, giving the reader the opportunity to decide the pace of the book. E-mergency could easily be a five-minute or a twenty-minute read. The language and humor invite older readers to be "in" on more and more of the jokes and puns. The illustrations are bright, colorful, and inviting, giving my kids even more incentive to be drawn in to the story. In short, E-mergency is a comploto winnor.

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Honey Meyer

O, What a Great Book!

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2011

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This book was pre-ordered at Amazon, along with Ezra Field Meyer's Dad's book, Following Ezra.
A clever, funny book, E-Mergency! is not just for children; indeed, it is a book for all ages. The concept is simple. So simple, that it takes two geniuses to come up with it:
Take the most used vowel out of the alphabet and substitute another. In this case, while the letter E recovers in the hospital from a fall down the stairs, the letter O (the most rounded of the vowels) is selected to take E's place. What follows is an animated story showing the importance of the letter E by its absence, in one after another word in the story line. Not a wasted letter, word, or sentence in this tale, which becomes more and more hysterically funny as the pages turn.
Based on Ezra Fields-Meyer's video, Alphabet House, which appears on U-Tube, each of the letters plays a role in the book, a purposefully egalitarian choice designed not to insult or hurt any of the letters.
Kudos to John Lichtenheld and Ezra Fields-Meyer for writing and animating this wonderfully sensational book. it is far greater than the sum of its parts. Definitely a read-often book, 'tis a keeper.

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mkl

Must have

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2022

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Hilarious, clever, an instant classic. "P" is always in the bathroom, "Z" is always asleep. Great illustrations and wonderful story!

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Liz

A great book! Fun to read!!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2015

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This is the MOST FUN book to read! My daughter checked it out of her library at school. And we couldn't read it enough, so I got us our own copy. It's a great way to reinforce the alphabet. And it's fun to explain some of the jokes and watch my daughter's understanding (we got it when she was 6 and now she's 7) of some of the other jokes start to kick in. A fun read for parents and kids--I don't get tired of it, which is really nice!

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2021

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This book is so much fun to read! Though my husband finds it a little annoying reading without the letter 'e'.

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2020

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Very creative and fun book. My kids love looking at all the fun things that were added ("plays" on letters/words). I would recommend!

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2012

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This book was a hit with my kids, especially my 6 and 4 year old (both girls). It is the story of what happens when the letter "E" takes a tumble and the other letters try and pick up the slack and help him out. As the grown-up reader, I found the book hard to read (and a little frustrating) to be constantly trying to read with out the letter "e". That's probably what made it funny to my kids, though. The reason I picked this book for review were because it was by Tom Lichtenheld - we have another of his books (Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site) and it is one of our favorites. In my opinion, this isn't my favorite of his works, but my little people certainly enjoyed it.

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2016

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This is an awesome book! It teaches the importance of individual letters. Obviously, this book is about the absence of the letter E, but the lessons learned apply to all. It is really fun to read. My kids love it and so do I. The story is well-written and the graphics and random thought bubble comments are great!

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