The Alphabet Thief

When night falls, along comes a peculiar thief who steals each letter of the alphabet, creating a topsy-turvy world as she goes. It seems that no one can stop her, until the Z's finally send her to sleep so that all the other letters can scamper back to where they belong.

Bill Richardson's zany rhymes and Roxanna Bikadoroff's hilarious illustrations will delight young readers with the silly fun they can have with language — and may even inspire budding young writers and artists to create their own word games. (From Groundwood Books)

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Interviews with Bill Richardson

Early Edition surprises Bill Richardson with a blast from the past

6 years ago

Duration 0:40

Watch The Early Edition crew find Richardson's favourite childhood tune from Douglas Moore’s children’s opera, The Emperor's New Clothes

The Sunday Edition8:09For Bill Richardson, part-time dishwashing became a road to salvation

Former radio host Bill Richardson found himself depressed and retreating from the world. His only way to find happiness was to take a job that was smelly, relentless, repetitive and dull.