Brian P. Cleary

Just like a substitute teaches your class, /when she's asked to fill in for your teacher, /a pronoun steps in as a sub for a noun, / becoming the star of the feature. In this 20th anniversary edition of I and You and Don't Forget Who, author Brian Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable provide numerous examples of pronouns. The text's playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It features, updated back matter, and a fresh font make these editions extra special.

Antonyms are opposites--/they're words like stop and go./See how different those words are?/They're just like yes and no. In this 20th anniversary edition of Stop and Go, Yes and No, author Brian Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable provide numerous examples of antonyms. The text's playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It features, updated back matter, and a fresh font make these editions extra special.

Prepositions do their job/in a way that just amazes--/Relating nouns and pronouns/to the other words and phrases. In this 20th anniversary edition of Under, Over, By the Clover, author Brian Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable provide numerous examples of prepositions. The text's playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It features, updated back matter, and a fresh font make these editions extra special.

Adverbs tell us when and how, /Like, quickly do your homework, now./They often help describe the verbs, /Like, patiently plant peas and herbs. In this 20th anniversary edition of Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely, author Brian Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable cleverly provide numerous examples of adverbs. The text's playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It features, updated back matter, and a fresh font make these editions extra special.

If it's a person, place, or thing--/Your dad, Detroit, a diamond ring, /If it's a boat or coat or clown, /It's simple, Simon, it's a noun In this 20th anniversary edition of A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink, author Brian Cleary and illustrator Jenya Prosmitsky provide numerous examples of nouns. The text's playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It features, updated back matter, and a fun, fresh design make these editions extra special.

If it's a person, place, or thing--/Your dad, Detroit, a diamond ring, /If it's a boat or coat or clown, /It's simple, Simon, it's a noun In this 20th anniversary edition of A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink, author Brian Cleary and illustrator Jenya Prosmitsky provide numerous examples of nouns. The text's playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It features, updated back matter, and a fun, fresh design make these editions extra special.

Antonyms are opposites--/they're words like stop and go./See how different those words are?/They're just like yes and no. In this 20th anniversary edition of Stop and Go, Yes and No, author Brian Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable provide numerous examples of antonyms. The text's playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It features, updated back matter, and a fresh font make these editions extra special.

Can cats code? These cats sure can Computer bugs come to life with playful rhyming verse and goofy illustrations. Readers will learn about types of errors that can bring a computer to a crawl. And they'll discover these bugs aren't so scary--all thanks to debugging Author Brian P. Cleary, illustrator Martin Goneau, and the enthusiastic CATegorical cats offer a fun and accessible introduction to key coding concepts.

All aboard Join a family of giraffes on their journey to Punctuation Station. As the train chugs along, you'll learn the ins and outs of using periods, commas, apostrophes, question marks, hyphens, quotation marks, and exclamation points Playful rhymes from Brian P. Cleary and colorful illustrations from Joanne Lew-Vriethoff make learning about punctuation fun. So hop on board - this is one train ride you don't want to miss

What is alliteration? You'll find the answer inside this book--it's packed with wonderful and wacky words that start with similar sounds. Brian P. Cleary's remarkable rhymes and Martin Goneau's ingenious illustrations creatively present the concept of alliteration for young readers. For easy identification, key examples of alliteration appear in color, and comical cats reinforce each idea. Chips and Cheese and Nana's Knees: What Is Alliteration? turns traditional grammar lessons on end Read and reread this book aloud and delight in the sense--and nonsense--of words.

The zany CATegorical cats introduce the measurement of time, from seconds, minutes, and hours up to decades. Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable bring their winning teamwork to this playful, fun look at learning about time.From the author and illustrator duo of the best-selling Words Are CATegorical(R) series, Math Is CATegorical(R) introduces basic math concepts for young readers and reveals that sometimes math is easier to show than explain Pairing clever rhyming verse with comical cartoon cats, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable help children add up just how fun math can be

Acrostic? What kind of stick is that? Actually, it's a poem Acrostic poems are created from a word or phrase written vertically down the page. Each letter becomes part of a line in the poem, revealing a thought or a clue about the poem's topic. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary shows how even the wackiest words can make an acrostic poem. Bow-Tie Pasta is packed with acrostics to make you snicker and snort. And when you've finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own poems

What do you get when you combine a poem and a joke? A limerick These five-line rhyming poems are funny, silly, and sly. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how limericks work--and shows how these little poems can trigger big laughs. Something Sure Smells Around Here is packed with hilarious poems to make you chuckle and chortle. And when you've finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own limericks

What is alliteration? You'll find the answer inside this book--it's packed with wonderful and wacky words that start with similar sounds. Brian P. Cleary's remarkable rhymes and Martin Goneau's ingenious illustrations creatively present the concept of alliteration for young readers. For easy identification, key examples of alliteration appear in color, and comical cats reinforce each idea. Chips and Cheese and Nana's Knees: What Is Alliteration? turns traditional grammar lessons on end Read and reread this book aloud and delight in the sense--and nonsense--of words.

In this funny look at money, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable explain the basics of bills and coins. The comical cats of the wildly popular Words Are CATegorical(R) series show young readers how to count and combine pennies, nickels, fives, tens, and more. Peppy rhymes, goofy illustrations, and kid-friendly examples take the mystery out of money.From the author and illustrator duo of the best-selling Words Are CATegorical(R) series, Math Is CATegorical(R) introduces basic math concepts for young readers and reveals that sometimes math is easier to show than explain Pairing clever rhyming verse with comical cartoon cats, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable help children add up just how fun math can be

What is a haiku? It sounds like a sneeze. And isn't a lantern a light source? Actually, they are two types of ancient Japanese poetry. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how each form works--and shows how these little poems can contain big surprises If It Rains Pancakes is packed with poems to make you chuckle, puzzle, and ponder. And when you've finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own haiku and lanterns

Foot, feet. Boot. . . beet? What are irregular plurals? You'll find the answer inside this book--full of ponies, teeth, potatoes, and geese Brian P. Cleary's whimsical rhymes and Brian Gable's comical illustrations team up to give helpful guidelines for forming plurals when the usual rules of adding s or es don't apply. We've printed the irregular plural words in color for easy identification. Feet and Puppies, Thieves and Guppies: What are Irregular Plurals? turns traditional spelling lessons on end. Read it aloud and share in the delight of the sense--and nonsense--of words.