New Releases by Brian P. Cleary

At lunch, / I ate three cans / of alphabet soup. / An hour later / I had / thesaurus / throat / ever. Would you care for a cupful of couplets? How about a helping of haiku? Brian P. Cleary offers poetry by the plateful in this clever collection! Wordplay and humor abound in poems that cover everything from pets to school to food—and much more. Eye-catching illustrations add to the fun, and the book is sprinkled with bonus facts about poetic forms and rhyme schemes. Whether grabbing a quick bite or sitting down to a full meal, readers will laugh, giggle, chuckle, and chortle their way through this poetic feast!

They took naps with caps on their laps. With rhyming, decodable text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of inflectional endings and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves. Reading is a blast in this hilarious book! Learn about short vowel sounds with sentences that get more complex as you read. The wacky rhymes and colorful art will make phonics fun! Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary uses his trademark wit and humor to engage emergent readers in these phonics-based books. Each book hones specific skills and builds readers'' confidence.

The piles of tiles go on for miles. With rhyming, decodable text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty examples of long vowel sounds and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves. Reading is a blast in this hilarious book! Learn about short vowel sounds with sentences that get more complex as you read. The wacky rhymes and colorful art will make phonics fun! Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary uses his trademark wit and humor to engage emergent readers in these phonics-based books. Each book hones specific skills and builds readers'' confidence.

He can teach the speech at the beach.With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of long vowel sounds with consonant digraphs and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves. strong Reading is a blast in this hilarious book! Learn about short vowel sounds with sentences that get more complex as you read. The wacky rhymes and colorful art will make phonics fun! Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary uses his trademark wit and humor to engage emergent readers in these phonics-based books. Each book hones specific skills and builds readers'' confidence.

Pam had some jam on her ham. With rhyming, carefully decodable text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves. Reading is a blast in this hilarious book! Learn about short vowel sounds with sentences that get more complex as you read. The wacky rhymes and colorful art will make phonics fun! Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary uses his trademark wit and humor to engage emergent readers in these phonics-based books. Each book hones specific skills and builds readers'' confidence.

The thing on the wing can sing. With rhyming, decodable text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds with consonant digraphs and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves. Reading is a blast in this hilarious book! Learn about short vowel sounds with sentences that get more complex as you read. The wacky rhymes and colorful art will make phonics fun! Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary uses his trademark wit and humor to engage emergent readers in these phonics-based books. Each book hones specific skills and builds readers'' confidence.

I saw her paw on his jaw. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of diphthongs and r-controlled vowels and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves. Reading is a blast in this hilarious book! Discover sentences full of diphthongs and R-controlled vowels that gradually become more challenging. The wacky rhymes and colorful art will make phonics fun! Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary uses his trademark wit and humor to engage emergent readers in these phonics-based books. Each book hones specific skills and builds readers'' confidence.

Antonyms are opposites—/they''re words like stop and go./See how different those words are?/They''re just like yes and no. In this 20th anniversary edition of Stop and Go, Yes and No, author Brian Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable provide numerous examples of antonyms. The text''s playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It! features, updated back matter, and a fresh font make these editions extra special.

Because there are synonyms, you get to choose/from a whole list of possible words you can use./ They''re words that are practically, nearly the same,/like, gentle, subdued, or incredibly tame. In this 20th anniversary edition of Pitch and Throw, Grasp and Know, author Brian Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable provide numerous examples of synonyms. The text''s playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It! features, updated back matter, and a fresh font make these editions extra special.

Just like a substitute teaches your class,/when she''s asked to fill in for your teacher,/a pronoun steps in as a sub for a noun,/ becoming the star of the feature. In this 20th anniversary edition of I and You and Don''t Forget Who, author Brian Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable provide numerous examples of pronouns. The text''s playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It! features, updated back matter, and a fresh font make these editions extra special.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Cats can code? These cats sure can! Playful rhyming verse and goofy illustrations introduce coding languages and syntax. Readers will learn why we need special languages for coding and see examples from a number of languages. And they''ll quickly find out why correct syntax is key for avoiding up-mixes mix-ups! Author Brian P. Cleary, illustrator Martin Goneau, and the enthusiastic CATegorical cats offer a fun and accessible introduction to these key coding concepts.

Rhyming verse from Brian P. Cleary presents the fictional Clip-Clop Elementary School''s celebration of "Onomatopoeia Day." Enthusiastic young students make their way from band room (Rattle! Boom! Twang!) to the gym (Whiff! Whack! Swish!) to the science lab (Hiss! Spurt! Ding!) and beyond. Brief back matter offers additional examples of onomatopoeias—words that imitate sounds.

Can cats code? These cats sure can! Computer bugs come to life with playful rhyming verse and goofy illustrations. Readers will learn about types of errors that can bring a computer to a crawl. And they''ll discover these bugs aren''t so scary—all thanks to debugging! Author Brian P. Cleary, illustrator Martin Goneau, and the enthusiastic CATegorical cats offer a fun and accessible introduction to key coding concepts.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary''s wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins''s colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary''s wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins''s colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary''s wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins''s colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Have fun learning about language! In this fun-filled book, playful puns and comical cartoon cats combine to show, not tell, readers what prepositions are all about. Each preposition in the text, like under, over, by the clover, about, throughout, and next to Rover, is highlighted in color for easy identification. This is the newest addition to the Words Are CATagorical series, which has sold more than 2.9 million copies.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary''s wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins''s colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.

What is in the grains group? Popcorn, oatmeal, pasta, and much more. Brian P. Cleary''s goofy verse and Martin Goneau''s humorous illustrations give young readers a whole crop of examples from the grains group and highlight some of their health benefits. Names of grains-based foods are printed in color for easy identification. Enjoy this tasty treat of a book! This revised edition contains MyPlate information and recommendations.

What is a reptile? Turtles, iguanas, crocodiles, and many other creatures are all reptiles!

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! What is alliteration? You''ll find the answer inside this book—it''s packed with wonderful and wacky words that start with similar sounds. Brian P. Cleary''s remarkable rhymes and Martin Goneau''s ingenious illustrations creatively present the concept of alliteration for young readers. For easy identification, key examples of alliteration appear in color, and comical cats reinforce each idea. Chips and Cheese and Nana''s Knees: What Is Alliteration? turns traditional grammar lessons on end! Read and reread this book aloud and delight in the sense—and nonsense—of words.

What are oils? Oils are liquid fats. They give a rich flavor to foods they are found in, such as nuts, seeds, and fish. Brian P. Cleary''s goofy verse and Martin Goneau''s humorous illustrations give young readers a slick bunch of examples of oils and foods rich in healthy oils. They also highlight some health benefits of eating a limited amount of oil. Names of oils and oil-rich foods are printed in color for easy identification. Enjoy this flavorful serving of a book! This revised edition contains MyPlate information and recommendations.

What is in the vegetable group? Carrots, broccoli, eggplant, and much more. Brian P. Cleary''s goofy verse and Martin Goneau''s humorous illustrations give young readers a whole crop of vegetable examples and highlight some of their health benefits. Vegetable names are printed in color for easy identification. Enjoy this tasty treat of a book! This revised edition contains MyPlate information and recommendations.

What is in the dairy group? Cheese, yogurt, pudding, and much more. Brian P. Cleary''s goofy verse and Martin Goneau''s humorous illustrations give young readers gallons of examples from the dairy group and highlight some of their health benefits. Names of dairy foods are printed in color for easy identification. Enjoy this tasty treat of a book! This revised edition contains MyPlate information and recommendations.

A collection of poems featuring a range of subjects, from grandmothers to muzaloos.

Is that a bird? Is it a plane? No, it''s a poem! Concrete poems are shaped like their subjects. They can look like objects, animals, or even people. You won''t find many straight lines here! Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how concrete poems work—and uses them to create all sorts of wild wordplay. Ode to a Commode is packed with mind-bending poems to make you puzzle and ponder. And when you''ve finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own concrete poems!

Do you think there''s no more to know about homonyms and homophones? This book will prove you wrong! With dozens of laughs per second, the value of the lesson doesn''t lessen the second time around. Brian P. Cleary''s playful rhymes and Martin Goneau''s humorous illustrations creatively present fresh examples of homonyms and homophones for young readers. For easy identification, each pair of homonyms or homophones appears in color, and the comical cats help bring each idea to the fore. A Bat Cannot Bat, a Stair Cannot Stare: More about Homonyms and Homophones turns traditional grammar lessons on end! Read and reread this book aloud and delight in the sense—and nonsense—of words.

What is a haiku? It sounds like a sneeze. And isn''t a lantern a light source? Actually, they are two types of ancient Japanese poetry. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how each form works--and shows how these little poems can contain big surprises!If It Rains Pancakes is packed with poems to make you chuckle, puzzle, and ponder. And when you''ve finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own haiku and lanterns!

Adverbs tell us when and how. Like, quickly, do your homework now! Bursting with adverbs, this addition to the Words Are CATegorical® series creatively clarifies the concept of adverbs for young readers with delightfully playful rhymes and extremely humorous illustrations. For easy identification, adverbs are printed in color and key words are illustrated on each page.

What is a compound word? You''ll find the answer inside this book—it''s a stockpile of compound words! Brian P. Cleary''s upbeat rhymes and Brian Gable''s sidesplitting illustrations bring compound words to life. We''ve highlighted the compound words with colored type to make them easy to identify. Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is a Compound Word? overturns traditional grammar lessons. Read this book aloud with everyone you know and share in the delight of the sense—and nonsense—of words.