Put on Your Glasses and Drink from a Glass: Tricky, Sticky Words

by Stephen O'Connor, Annabel Tempest (Illustrator), Drew Temperante (Produced by)

Overview

This light is bright and light to hold. Set the table with glasses, and put your glasses on. Light or light? Glasses or glasses? This sing-along picture book celebrates tricky, sticky words that look and sound the same but have two different meanings. This playful song about homonyms will have young readers clapping and giggling along as they think about familiar words in a whole new way. This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496637116
Publisher:	Cantata Learning
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Read, Sing, Learn: Homophones!
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Stephen O'Connor spent a lot of his childhood reading. He would read anything from cereal boxes to Agatha Christie. He has always loved reading mysteries and scary stories. Stephen began his career as an editor of children's books. Now he gets to write children's books! Aside from writing and reading, Stephen enjoys cooking, swimming and watching movies with his family.
Drew Temperante is a producer, songwriter, and performer specializing in hip-hop, pop, and American roots music. In 2007 he graduated from McNally Smith College of Music with a degree in music production. Drew has cultivated experiences ranging from live sound to radio, and he loves to create music to accompany films, puppet shows, and sing-a-long books.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2017
PreS-Gr 1—Homophones and homonyms are delightfully challenging, as this simple series attests. The refrain "Words can be tricky, words can be sticky" is repeated throughout this musical, rhyming set. A note to parents and teachers begins each title, explaining why daily reading and singing is vital to young learners. Three titles feature homonyms, while An Exciting Tale and an Animal's Tail focuses solely on homophones. Clear and colorful illustrations and upbeat lyrics keep the texts from getting clunky. The rhymes will grow on young listeners as they follow along and understand the distinctions between words that sound the same but have different meanings. VERDICT Strongly consider for collections that need to update existing titles on homonyms and homophones.

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