If You Were a Period

Word Fun

by Nick Healy, Sara Jean Gray (Illustrator)

Explains the grammatical function of the period in a sentence.

Genres: Childrens

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Nick Healy is a short-story writer whose first book, It Takes You Over, won New Rivers Press’ Many Voices Project award and was released late in 2012. In a review of the collection, the Minneapolis Star Tribune said, “ … his fine stories seduce us. There is nothing simple in what Healy has accomplished here. Like the best writers, he only makes storytelling look easy.”

The book was named a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in the Novel and Short Story category, which also included Louise Erdrich's The Round House, recent winner of the National Book Award.

Healy’s stories have appeared in many literary magazines and other publications, including North American Review, Water~Stone Review, Speakeasy, Minnesota Monthly, and Great River Review.

Earlier in his career, Healy wrote fiction and nonfiction for children.

Reviews

[Dastiny Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you were a period is a book about how, where and when a period takes place in a sentence and also in; an address, mister, missus, dates, initials, numbered items, and etc. This book would be a great book to read to students when they are starting to write sentences. Young students often forget to add periods at the end of their sentences. This book will help those students that forget because it explains periods in a way that students can relate and remember how, where and when a period takes place.

[Sabrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to introduce or review the use of periods with 1st-3rd graders. A helpful glossary and quick review page is included in the back. Looking forward to reading the other books in this series.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This fun book cover all of the uses of a period. Children enjoy looking for all of the colorful periods on all of the pages.