Haldar, Raj

"This is a book about dinosaurs. No it's not. Dinosaurs are not allowed. Oh. This is now a book about avocados! Sorry. We deleted those too. FINE. This book is about--nope! Forbidden! Maybe you shouldn't even try reading this book…But what could possibly be inside?"--Back cover.

"Eddie and MJ use their awesome enchanted book to journey to Mexico, discover how Mexican culture has influenced the English language, learn about local customs, and solve an exciting mystery"--Back cover.

Eddie and MJ are suddenly transported to India where they must use their word knowledge to solve a mystery and help their new friend Dev save his school.

Illustrations and text introduce children to homonyms and shows words that sound the same can mean different things.

"'A' might be for apple, but it's also for 'aisle' and 'aeons.' Why does the word 'gnat' start with a 'G' but the word 'knot' doesn't start with an 'N?' It doesn't always make sense, but don't let these rule-breaking silent letters defeat you! This whimsical, funky book . . . turns the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, poking fun at the most mischievous words in the English language and demonstrating how to pronounce them"--Provided by publisher.