The Z Was Zapped: A Play in Twenty-Six Acts

Title: The Z Was Zapped: A Play in Twenty-Six Acts

Author: Chris VanAllsburg

Genre: Alphabet Books and Poetry (Play)

Summary:

A-in an avalanche                                   O-rapidly overgrown

B-badly bitten                                          P-repeatedly pecked

C-cut to ribbons                                     Q-neatly quartered

D-nearly drowned                                  R-rolled off-stage

E-slowly evaporating                             S-simply soaked

F-firmly flattened                                   T-all tied up

G-starting to grow                               U-abruptly uprooted

H-partly hidden                                   V-mysteriously vanished

I-nicely iced                                         W-oddly warped

J-rather jittery                                     X-carefully x-rayed

K-quietly kidnapped                            Y-yanked away

L-much too large                                 Z-finally zapped

M-beginning to melt

N-nailed and nailed again

Characters: front page was a rabbit, performed by The Caslon Players

Setting: on a stage

Plot/Theme: learning the alphabet and words that start with each letter

Opinion: I thought this book was interesting because the “Z” was on the cover and the “A” was on the back page. Each word that started with the focus letter on the page had the first letter of the word capitalized which I thought was a good visual. Also, I think children would definitely be engaged in this book. Overall, I think it was a good book to help children match words to letters.