Whatleys Quest

This visual abecedarian puzzle begins with an anteater archer aiming an arrow, and goes through the alphabet, with each spread featuring numerous things beginning with the appropriate letter. Because the wordless book is really a long mural, with each page continuing the picture of the page before, it is remotely possible to connect all these illustrations with a story?but not a very coherent one. The artwork is bright and eye catching, with an open, inviting design, though readers may soon tire of seeing creatures, all of whom have enormous eyes and a stupefied look of surprise. The attempt to impose order on what is basically a list book is interesting, and some youngsters will readily accept the quest.