The Z Was Zapped

The Z Was Zapped

Author	Chris Van Allsburg
Illustrator	Chris Van Allsburg
Country	United States
Genre	Children's, Fantasy novel
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Publication date	1987
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
ISBN	0-395-44612-0
OCLC	248741285
Preceded by	The Stranger
Followed by	Two Bad Ants

The Z Was Zapped (ISBN 0-395-44612-0) is a picture book by the American author Chris Van Allsburg originally published in 1987 by Houghton Mifflin. The book tells the story "in 26 acts," each showing how each letter in the alphabet caught some bad luck.^[1] The artwork has a stark look by using black and white pencil drawings. Each destruction of the letters take place on a proscenium theater stage.

Examples:

The A was in an avalanche.
The B was badly bitten.
The C was cut to ribbons.
The Z was zapped.
Fritz appears in the book as the dog that bites the "B." Only his nose is shown.
The letters that are injured are called "the Caslon players" after the font used for the book text.

References

↑ Sorensen, Marilou (July 18, 1989). "Delectable drawings make ABC book a treat". The Deseret News. Retrieved 18 November 2011.

Works by Chris Van Allsburg
Picture books	The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (1979) Jumanji (1981) The Wreck of the Zephyr (1982) The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (1984) The Enchanted World: Ghosts (1984) The Polar Express (1985) The Enchanted World: Dwarfs (1985) The Stranger (1986) The Z Was Zapped (1987) Two Bad Ants (1988) The Wretched Stone (1991) The Widow's Broom (1992) The Sweetest Fig (1993) The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (1994) Zathura (2002) Probuditi! (2006) Queen of the Falls (2011)
Books illustrated	A City in Winter (1996)
Film credits	The Little Mermaid (1989) Jumanji (1995) How to Deal (2003) The Polar Express (2004) Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

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