This book is great for teaching idioms.

Ever wonder what pops into puzzled little minds when you throw them a new expression? This clever book, cluttered with texture, humour and eccentricity, may have your answer.

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What a humorous and unexpected way to teach children about idioms! This picture book would be nothing without those wonderful illustrations. I really enjoyed it and I know that students would as well!

Loved it! Beautiful illustrations and easy lesson to learn about idioms. The waldo-esque monkeys make it a fun puzzle book as well. AWESOME!

What a fun book of idioms! A wacky illustration accompanies each idiom showing that idioms don't make much sense when taken literally. The best part of this book is that the idioms are current!

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A picture book for older readers who are ready to learn about idioms. At the back of the book are explanations of each idiom pictured in the book. I even found the monkey on every page!

Personal reaction: I thought this book was really funny because of the way it took an idiom, created a sentence to put it into, and then had an illustration depicting the literal meaning of the sentence. The illustrations were what really helped the story get its meaning.

Purpose: This would be a great book to read aloud from to 2nd to 4th graders because of the way it introduces idioms in a fun and creative way. This book is not necessarily a story, but the pictures are all very similar and the book ties together nicely. Because of this, however, it might be a good idea to only read a page or two at a time and let them try to guess what the idiom is really talking about instead of its' literal translation. I also think this would be a great book to teach idioms with because at the back, it gives each idiom that was used throughout the book and translates it into its' true meaning. I think these kids would really get a laugh out of this book and enjoy learning about idioms in this way.

A combination eye-spy, animal portraits, and a playful introduction to idioms. Full of fun and humor.

I’d say picture book for older kids. 3rd grade and on to actually understand idioms. Beautiful book!

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Beautifully illustrated book. Clever way to teach idioms.

Going through it once to read the idioms and delight at the illustrations of the word play was fun. Going through it a second time to find all the hidden monkeys was even more fun. Beautiful.