POWER.
You can shuffle them
around to make loads
of mighty words.
Limber words like
acrobat.
Thumpy words like
clunk."
In this striking ode to the power of letters and words, Ms. Johnston invites young readers to look carefully at the magic to be found in each and every one of them. Without letters, there would be no words. What would our world be like it that were so?
One of the first things children learn to recognize is their name ... so many unique and different ways to give a child a very special identity. With each turn of the page, Wendell Minor provides wonderful images to help children see the power to be found in the words they learn and use. A look at the power of words shows a huge dump truck piled high with words that evoke that power: heart, watch, art, blue, stars, time, books, etc.
And, there is fun galore:
"Giggling
words
like
flibbertigibbet.
Yummy words like
QUESADILLA.
Bewitching words like
enchanted."
It's fun to play games with children using words that strike their fancy. Words like discombobulate, supercalifragilisticexpialadocious, brouhaha ... it can go on and on. There is magic in the things that letters help us do, and the entertainment they provide once we know a little something about them. The imagination soars! Language builds and word learning becomes a worthy preoccupation.
"Now string them
together until they
say what you
need to tell
somebody.
The
flibbertigibbet
ate an enchanted
quesadilla
and
became
an acrobat
who slipped
on a trout -
clunk!"
There is as much wonder in Wendell Minor's digital illustrations as there is in the adventure with words. Bonus! Once you learn about those letters, you can read and you can write! What could be better than that?
We had great fun wrapping our tongues around many of the included words and ideas when my granddaughters were here this summer.
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