Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter wrote a children's book called "P is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever" to explore some of these words. Here's a selection of pages from the book.

"P Is For Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever" is all about silent letters and other spelling quirks. For the letter O, he used the word ouija and ended up getting some hate mail.

When I started the alphabet book four years ago I thought it was going to be a fun, easy art project I would do with my children. Little did I know I was about to launch on the hardest project I ...

Books 26 short stories about the alphabet: Book review In short stories, most only a few pages long, Peacock recounts the life of the alphabet.

The self-declared "worst alphabet book ever" has become a surprise hit over the last fortnight, with hundreds of thousands of parents rushing to get their hands on P is for Pterodactyl: a picture ...

• Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters (Philomel, $26.99, age 4 and older) by Oliver Jeffers: This is not a feel-good, baby-talk alphabet book.

Sarah Nelson of Amherst and Audrey, 4, look through picture books at “Alphabet Soup: How Picture Books Are Made, From A to Z” at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.