The Alphabet from A to Y With Bonus Letter Z! by Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin) and New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast isn't your average ABC book.

It's a hilarious ride through the alphabet with some funny, funny alliterations from Maniacal Marvin to Owen the Oboe, and, more. It's one of those books that you see something different in the illustrations every time you read it.

Busy D. (age 5) laughed, and, it's a refreshing change from "apples" and "zebras" while kids learn their letters and sounds.

The Alphabet from A to Y With Bonus Letter Z! would make a great Christmas or birthday gift for children and the parents who read to them.