Albert the school carpenter has been assigned a task that seems virtually impossible! He has to build an alphabet for the walking path on the school playground. All twenty-six letters! And by three o'clock! How is he ever going to finish on time? Does he even have enough materials? Luckily, Albert is one clever carpenter. He not only finishes on time, he builds what could be the most ingenious alphabet ever!Leslie Tryonis the author of the Albert books and several others for young readers. She is also the illustrator of Alma Flor Ada'sDear Peter RabbitandWith Love, Little Red Hen.She lives in Carmel Valley, California.