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It Started with a P is positively precious! It all starts when the bratty child King Liam has a dream that his birthday will be ruined; he can’t remember what it is, only that it starts with the letter P. He proclaims that everything with P must leave the palace. The illustrations really sell the ridiculous nature of this request, and everything from pepperoni pizza, pants, piranhas, the princess, and even the people must all go. I love that the text highlights the P words, and some pretty fancy words are chosen among the more common words, making for a great vocabulary builder. This book would be great as a read-aloud. It can be used when teaching the alphabet, phonemes, or just for fun. The king learns not to be a party pooper by letting his fears get in his way. Maybe there will be a sequel about how not to have tantrums? This book is worth a place on the shelf of your personal library.