Book excerpt: Join Oliver on a musical, alphabetical adventure around the world. Learn about 26 unique instruments, the musicians that play them and the techniques they use. Oliver's Alphabet of Instruments is fun and educational for children and adults alike. This is author and illustrator Spencer van der Zee's first book. He is an artist and dad from Cincinnati, Ohio. "I wanted to create an educational book that was fun for kids and parents. The drawings in the book are simple and influenced by a couple of my favorite illustrators, Saul Steinberg and Shel Silverstein. The book is just a jumping off point. I hope it will lead to families researching more fascinating instruments and varieties of music from around the world." - Spencer van der Zee