Friday, April 25, 2014

A To Z Challenge: BOOK NOOK REVIEWS "V"







Title: The Very Inappropriate Word
Author: Kim Tobin
Illustrator: Daver Coverly
Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books

Ages: 9-11

"Michael collected words. He found lots of words on signs and a few on TV. He picked up new words at practice and downtown and even in school, where Mrs. Dixon gave the kids one new spelling word every day."

Synopsis: Michael loved to collect words. The more he gathered, the more he looked for words to add to his collection until one day he came across an inappropriate word...or so this sister said but what does she know? Michael likes his new word so much he decides to try it out at school. That was his first mistake.

Why I liked it: I thought the illustrations for this story were incredible and really helpful to explain the meaning of some of the words Michael collected. School age children unfortunately sometimes have access to inappropriate words like Mr. Tobin's main character but this author manages to show one way the universal problem can be solved in a light hearted manner.


2 comments:

  1. This sounds like a pretty funny book, I wonder what the inappropriate word was.

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    1. Hi Laura! It IS a funny book and fortunately Mr. Tobin leaves THAT to the imagination...;~)

      Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!

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