Though Rosen does not include this in his book, because he says “pedantically and fussily” that it’s a symbol, not a letter. But the ampersand was once considered part of the alphabet.

Alphabets make up the core of preschool learning. The alphabet is the first thing a child needs to learn before anything ...

down and made of concrete. That's from writer and illustrator Oliver Jeffers' new kids' book, Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for all the Letters. The story ends with Cup broken on the ...