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My Grandma Likes to Say

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Sleeping Bear Press

Annotation: Proverbs, cliches, and idioms are introduced in rhyme and illustrated as a young child's literal interpretation. Each expression includes information about its origin and original meaning.

Genre: [Fairy tales]

Reviews: 2

Catalog Number: #3905983

Format: Library Binding

Common Core/STEAM: Common Core

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Edition Date: 2007 Release Date: 04/01/07

Illustrator: Donovan, Jane Monroe,

Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)

ISBN: 1-585-36284-0

ISBN 13: 978-1-585-36284-4

Dewey: 398.9

LCCN: 2006026002

Dimensions: 26 cm.

Subject Heading:
English language. Idioms. Juvenile literature.
Figures of speech. Juvenile literature.
Proverbs, English. Juvenile literature.
Cliches. Juvenile literature.
English language. Idioms.
Figures of speech.
Proverbs, English.
Cliches.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2007)

Each double-page spread includes a common idiom, proverb, or cliche; a trite, singsong rhyme about it; and explanation of its origins. Innocuous paintings that take the saying literally (e.g., children's heads bizarrely attached to garden stalks for "You're growing like a weed") are intended to add humor to this otherwise bland offering.

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 3-In rhyming verse, 15 time-honored, colloquial sayings, such as "When pigs fly," "Hit the hay," and "Knee-high to a grasshopper," are explored. "You're growing like a weed,'/my grandma likes to say./I'm not sure what she means/but I like it anyway" is accompanied by a literal portrayal of children's heads sprouting from the tops of tall stalks. The meaning of the phrase appears in smaller type. Some of the explanations include clunky rhetorical questions ("I like lookingbright-eyed and bushy tailed.' How about you?") and first-person commentary ("I grew up in an old farmhouse that we occasionally shared with mice"). The last page invites readers to "write the things your grandma says to you." While this is a serviceable title, for more artful interpretations of idioms, try Wallace Edwards's Monkey Business (Kids Can, 2004).-Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

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School Library Journal

Word Count: 2,534

Reading Level: 4.7

Interest Level: P-2

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.7 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 115125 / grade: Lower Grades

Following in the footsteps of My Momma Likes to Say comes the charming My Grandma Likes to Say. Thousands of proverbs and idioms can be found in the English language. Derived from many different sources, these expressions are a wonderful link to history and culture, and can be an instructive tool in language education. "That's a horse of a different color My grandma likes to say. I'm not sure what she means But I like it anyway. Polka dots and stripes. Yellow, orange, and blue. What color would a horse be If it were up to YOU?" Original paintings conceived from a child's point of view provide a hilarious visual interpretation of those sayings oft-quoted by the 'senior' members of our families.Denise Brennan-Nelson also wrote Someday Is Not a Day of the Week, winner of an IRA Children's Choice award. Atireless promoter and enthusiastic speaker, Denise visits countless schools and educational conferences each year, and runs a motivational speaking program through her company Goosebumps. She lives with her family in Howell, Michigan. In addition to the "Likes to Say" books, Jane Monroe Donovan has illustrated three other titles for Sleeping Bear Press, including the bookseller holiday favorite Winter's Gift and the recently released Black Beauty's Early Days in the Meadow. Jane lives in Pinckney, Michigan.

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