Figurative Language Books

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My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 3.94 — 516 ratings — published 2007
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Crazy Like a Fox: A Simile Story Crazy Like a Fox: A Simile Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 3.87 — 392 ratings — published 2008
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Even More Parts Even More Parts (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,116 ratings — published 2004
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My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits (Library Binding)
by (shelved 8 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 3.78 — 249 ratings — published 2010
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Eyes that Kiss in the Corners Eyes that Kiss in the Corners (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.56 — 9,085 ratings — published 2021
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There's a Frog in My Throat!: 440 Animal Sayings A Little Bird Told Me There's a Frog in My Throat!: 440 Animal Sayings A Little Bird Told Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.06 — 213 ratings — published 2003
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Owl Moon Owl Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.23 — 44,576 ratings — published 1987
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I Am Every Good Thing I Am Every Good Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.61 — 3,564 ratings — published 2020
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Wishtree Wishtree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.28 — 41,597 ratings — published 2017
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Firebird Firebird (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,538 ratings — published 2014
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Ava and Taco Cat (Ava and Pip, #2) Ava and Taco Cat (Ava and Pip, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.22 — 335 ratings — published 2015
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Spoon (The Spoon Series, #1) Spoon (The Spoon Series, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.25 — 4,539 ratings — published 2009
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Quick as a Cricket Quick as a Cricket (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.13 — 7,759 ratings — published 1982
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The Word Collector The Word Collector (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.38 — 4,980 ratings — published 2018
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A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books) A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books)
by (shelved 4 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.26 — 5,807 ratings — published 2017
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Long Way Down Long Way Down (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.24 — 136,324 ratings — published 2017
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Seven Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the Cafeteria Seven Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the Cafeteria (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 3.43 — 106 ratings — published
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The Day the Crayons Quit The Day the Crayons Quit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.42 — 59,416 ratings — published 2013
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When Otis Courted Mama: A Heartfelt Picture Book About Accepting a Step-Parent for Kids (Ages 4-7) When Otis Courted Mama: A Heartfelt Picture Book About Accepting a Step-Parent for Kids (Ages 4-7)
by (shelved 4 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 3.91 — 431 ratings — published 2014
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,854,940 ratings — published 2005
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More Parts More Parts (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,253 ratings — published 2001
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You're Toast and Other Metaphors We Adore (Ways to Say It) You're Toast and Other Metaphors We Adore (Ways to Say It)
by (shelved 4 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 3.85 — 79 ratings — published 2011
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The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5) The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,433 ratings — published 2021
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Watercress Watercress (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.51 — 5,751 ratings — published 2021
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Peace Peace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.12 — 372 ratings — published
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Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.09 — 827 ratings — published 2020
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Southwest Sunrise Southwest Sunrise (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.04 — 362 ratings — published 2020
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Just Like Me Just Like Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,423 ratings — published 2020
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Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,116 ratings — published 2020
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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.39 — 6,943 ratings — published 2019
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Sulwe Sulwe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.66 — 11,167 ratings — published 2019
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Going Down Home with Daddy Going Down Home with Daddy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,720 ratings — published 2019
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Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,990 ratings — published 2019
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When You Are Brave When You Are Brave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.25 — 819 ratings — published
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The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,539 ratings — published 2017
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Angus All Aglow Angus All Aglow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.24 — 182 ratings — published 2018
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Swing (Blink) Swing (Blink)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 3.90 — 7,032 ratings — published 2018
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Louisiana's Way Home Louisiana's Way Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.27 — 13,790 ratings — published 2018
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Everything You Need For a Treehouse Everything You Need For a Treehouse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 3.82 — 958 ratings — published 2018
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Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.17 — 665 ratings — published 2017
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Solo Solo (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 3.93 — 13,619 ratings — published 2017
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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.38 — 4,891 ratings — published 2017
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Forget Me Not Forget Me Not (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 3.91 — 15,621 ratings — published 2017
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7 Ate 9: The Untold Story 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,703 ratings — published 2017
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Giant Squid Giant Squid (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,566 ratings — published 2015
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The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,247 ratings — published 2016
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Library Lil Library Lil (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,221 ratings — published 1997
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Thunder Rose Thunder Rose (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 3.96 — 704 ratings — published 2003
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My Mouth Is A Volcano: A Picture Book About Interrupting My Mouth Is A Volcano: A Picture Book About Interrupting (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,734 ratings — published 2006
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Saturdays and Teacakes Saturdays and Teacakes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as figurative-language)
avg rating 4.42 — 498 ratings — published 2004
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Iris Murdoch
“Here memory was simply a cold cloud to be shuddered at.”
Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince

Marianne Boruch
“the heart-shaped digitalis to
unstrange a rhythm raving,
sweet blood and slow blood through
the muscled dark.”
Marianne Boruch, Cadaver, Speak

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