ALPs a DETA O HOWDER by Jeanne Steig Pictures by William Steig Michael di Capua Books HarperCollins
F O R E W ORD A chowder is a robust goop That s more akin to stew than soup It can be brackish or divine Sit down and take a taste of
An Appetizer for Alexander Abhorent axolotl scat Unless you'd like to feed my cat Come at once dear Alexander Have a bit of salamander See its tasty little gills Don't they look like lamb chop frills Amphibian avoid thy fate Slither off
