Mini Monday is something I created to talk about anything
related to children’s books. Whether you want to talk about something random or tell us what you bought, received, borrowed, or whatever! If it’s related to children’s books, talk
about it!
Today is “mini” book review!
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Hardcover, 40 pages
Published May 1, 2012 by VanitaBooks, LLC
Out of the Blue shows
children the magic of idioms – words that separately have one meaning, but
together take on something entirely different.
Children are curious about words, especially phrases that make them laugh (“Tickled Pink”), sound silly (“Shrinking Violet”) or trigger images that tickle a child’s sense of the absurd (“A Red Letter Day”).
Out of the Blue uses outlandish illustrations of what the words describe literally. The reader then has to guess the “real” meaning of the phrases (which are upside down in the corners of each spread). At the end of the book, the reader is invited to learn more about these figures of speech.
Our first book of idioms, Birds of a Feather (2009), dealt with birds, insects or animals. Our second, Life is a Bowl Full of Cherries (2011) uses food idioms. Out of the Blue uses color idioms. All three are fun – and instructive
Children are curious about words, especially phrases that make them laugh (“Tickled Pink”), sound silly (“Shrinking Violet”) or trigger images that tickle a child’s sense of the absurd (“A Red Letter Day”).
Out of the Blue uses outlandish illustrations of what the words describe literally. The reader then has to guess the “real” meaning of the phrases (which are upside down in the corners of each spread). At the end of the book, the reader is invited to learn more about these figures of speech.
Our first book of idioms, Birds of a Feather (2009), dealt with birds, insects or animals. Our second, Life is a Bowl Full of Cherries (2011) uses food idioms. Out of the Blue uses color idioms. All three are fun – and instructive
Obviously this a children’s book and I really can’t go into
a deep explanation (it’s all in the summary). My son, however, will love this
book. He is always asking what phrases like this mean and I have to explain.
Now he will know what I mean the next time I say one.
I think the pictures
that go along with each saying are great too. I am glad the author decided to
use pictures that go with the saying itself instead of with the meaning of the
saying. Each page has a little text at the bottom with the meaning and a
sentence example. The last page has more information for everything and really
brakes down the meanings.
I recommend this book if you are always saying things like
this and you have a younger child. It really is a great way to teach him/her
what they all mean.
Read On: EBook
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Read On: EBook
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*This title was provided by NetGalley and the publisher for
an honest review.
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