The newest creation of this author's weird and wonderful imagination is this brilliant collection of illustrated idioms.

"A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan. Our use of language naturally evolves and is a living, breathing thing that reflects who we are. Says Who? offers clear, nuanced guidance that goes beyond "right" and "wrong" to empower us to make informed language choices. Never snooty or scoldy...

Emergent readers will learn to recognize vowel blends through short sentences and full-color photographs that illustrate the vowel blended word used in the sentence..

Simple text about cats and repetition of the letter 'a' help readers learn how to use the 'short a' sound.

Greedy Apostrophe runs all over town inserting himself in places where he does not belong and causing great confusion.

Emergent readers will learn to recognize vowel blends through short sentences and full-color photographs that illustrate the vowel blended word used in the sentence..

"Bob is a bit of a slob. His friend Rob comes to the rescue to scrub away a stubborn blob from Bob's shirt. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the 'ob' sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations."--Provided by publisher.

Join the Frog Family and friends on a problem solving adventure. When Quigley announces the new Letter Factory is almost ready to open, the team takes a visit to learn about adjectives and words with consonant blends. But when the letter machine goes on the fritz, it's up to them to work together as 'junior engineers' to find the best fix-it solutions.