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alfajirikali's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this. Athena--not so much. The book takes idiomatic sayings and illustrates them (e.g. I want all eyes on me=a teacher with eyeballs all over her).
shanny1366's review against another edition
4.0
This book is hilarious. It could also be a good starting point for teaching kids about different kinds of non-literal speech. I found the "toe truck" (That's not an idiom! That's a pun!) to be particularly funny. I haven't read the first two books in this series, but if they are similar to this they must be good!
captivate406's review against another edition
2.0
I thought this was confusing for a kid. It just illustrated phrases without actually clearing up any of the idioms that people use for kids.
b0okcupidity's review against another edition
3.0
I love Thursdays - Thursdays mean library day. For me, it is so much fun to see what my first grader brings home from the library, and he brings home some really interesting books sometimes.
Yesterday he brought home a book about idioms.
I'm not fooled though. It was because of the pictures. I know he couldn't resist the literal representation of 'tongue tied' or 'all eyes on me' or a 'running nose'.
This is not a story book. It's a book that leads a discussion and lends to comprehension. It was total fun as a parent to see the light click on when my guy figured out the figurative meaning of each phrase and could truly appreciate the silly pictures that accompanied those phrases.
Yesterday he brought home a book about idioms.
I'm not fooled though. It was because of the pictures. I know he couldn't resist the literal representation of 'tongue tied' or 'all eyes on me' or a 'running nose'.
This is not a story book. It's a book that leads a discussion and lends to comprehension. It was total fun as a parent to see the light click on when my guy figured out the figurative meaning of each phrase and could truly appreciate the silly pictures that accompanied those phrases.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
3.0
Great book for teaching kids about idioms. The pictures are hilarious.
fieldsla's review against another edition
4.0
Cute book with lots of examples of idioms. My one complaint is that it doesn't show what the idiom actually means, which is what people struggle with...
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