Washoe County Library System

"Quatrain? What kind of train is that? Actually, it's a poem! Quatrains are poems with patterns of rhyming words. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how quatrains work—and shows some of the many ways they can be written."--Publisher's description.

Rhyming text and illustrations present numerous examples of adverbs and their functions.

Explains the concept of homonyms and homophones.

I found two books, three towels, some long-thought lost remotes, cereal and sunscreen and two fall-and-winter coats, pizza crust, some pants and shirts, some shorts and underpants, socks and shoes, a sticky, swirly sucker...and some ants. Book jacket.

Provides miscellaneous and humorous examples of alliteration, with key words illustrated in color.

Test your tongue on these tricky twisters and see if it gets tied up in knots.

Come along and learn all about reading! Wacky sentences and colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com .

Celebrates everyday things in poems which demonstrate the haiku and lantern forms.

"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty examples of long vowel sounds and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--