Telling Tails: Fun With Homonyms

by Laura Hambleton

This humorous, imaginative look at homonyms—words that sound the same but have different meanings—invites children to have fun with words that can be tricky to say, spell, and understand. Vibrant illustrations and witty text point out the absurd possibilities in selecting the wrong homonyms, such as a cake that needs flower instead of flour, or a person who is feeling a little horse today. A reference at the end of the book helps children solidify the difference between sets of words that sound exactly alike.

Library Binding

First published April 1, 2007

Reviews

[Cynthia]

Children's Concept Book
Hambleton, L. & Turhan, S. Telling Tails: Fun with Homonyms (Chicago; Millet Publishing, 2006).
Telling Tails is a very colorful book that has the incorrect homonym in each page. Each page has a sentence that is illustrated (ex: I am washing my hare). The illustrations in this book are made with mixed media. What is so great about this book is that at the end there is a definition for homonym and the homonyms for the words in the book. This is a great story to use as an introduction to homonyms in a first grade classroom.
(ages 4-7)

[Ice 9]

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