Skin Like Milk, Hair of Silk: What Are Similes and Metaphors?
By Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable
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Are you as clever as a fox? Or perhaps you're as sharp as any spike? If so, this book will be a piece of cake!
Clever rhymes from Brian P. Cleary and humorous illustrations from Brian Gable present similes and metaphors. When it comes to grammar, this team is not as slow as thick molasses. Oh no, they're as bright as polished pennies! Each simile and metaphor is printed in color for easy identification in this gem of a book. Read it aloud and share in the delight of the sense—and nonsense—of words.
Brian P. Cleary
Brian P. Cleary is an American humorist, poet, and author. He is best known for his books written for grade-school children that explore grammar, math and poetry in humorous ways. In his role in the digital division of American Greetings, he's put words in the mouths of Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, William Shatner, Meghan Trainor and more. The multi-million selling author has performed poetry workshops in 500 elementary schools across the county. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a good book to introduce similes and metaphors. It gives multiple examples and also explains the difference between the two in a cute and easy read.