![]() ![]() ![]() Or, you can just read the letters out loud over and over until the proper phrase emerges plain as day. For the uninitiated, "C D B!" translates to "See the bee!" Other letter codes are more challenging, such as the boy leaning on a tree saying "I F-N N-E N-R-G" or a droopy decrepit man slouching in a chair labeled "O-L H." Once you get used to this abbreviated Steig-speak, all (or at least most) will become clear-"X" sometimes means "eggs," "D" is sometimes "the," and "S" can be "is" or "has," for example. ![]() Adding splashes of watercolor on larger, broader pages (and an answer key in the back!), Steig brings new life to his well-loved favorite. William Steig- The New Yorker cartoonist and revered creator of the Caldecott Medalist Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and dozens of other magnificent books-first wrote and illustrated the original, black-and-white edition of CDB! more than 30 years ago. ![]()
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