Truss follows up her hilarious guide to comma placement with a
sequel focusing on the trickier concept of apostrophes. She begins
with a two-page introduction explaining the use of the apostrophe
in possessives, contractions and in the challenging choice of "its"
vs. "it's." Each consecutive spread follows the simple but clever
layout used in the preceding volume, using a minimum of text with
large, appealing illustrations in Timmons's distinctive,
understated style. The left-hand page shows a simple sentence or
phrase without the use of the apostrophe, while the facing page
adds an apostrophe that changes the meaning. For example, in "the
dogs like my dad," several dogs cavort around a man with wild hair
and a beard. In "the dog's like my dad," the hairy man is walking
just one dog with similar red hair. Some sentence pairs are
whimsical while others are laugh-out-loud funny, but the entire
text is easy to understand through the charming watercolor-and-ink
illustrations. The final spread shows each of the previous pages in
miniature with short explanations of the grammatical terms and
issues. (Picture book/nonfiction. 6-10) (Kirkus Reviews)
A giant kids' playground certainly sounds like fun, but you might
want to watch out in the giant kid's playground; he has a tendency
to step on people. A sign stating, 'we're here to help', would
definitely disappoint the customers if the apostrophe were removed.
Lynne Truss and Bonnie Timmons once again illustrate the hilarious
confusion that punctuation can cause. Having dealt with the comma
in "Eats, Shoots & Leaves for Children", here they take on the
apostrophe using lively, subversive pictures from one of America's
leading illustrators and show how much chaos can ensue from one
tiny squiggle.
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