Noun Day

I guess it’s never too early to start learning about the parts of speech, so why not start with nouns on Noun Day. A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink by Brian P. Cleary (no relation to Beverly Cleary) is a fun picture book of nonsense rhyme that teaches about nouns. Sometimes rhymes and songs can help us remember things like multiplication tables and how to spell encyclopedia. Kids will love the fast paced book and cute drawings by Jenya Prosmitsky. The book starts with the author’s definition of a noun: a person, place, or thing. The next page starts to give examples: “Hill is a noun. Mill is a noun, even Uncle Phil is a noun…” and so forth. It’s a fun book, and everyone will learn something. It’s also part of a series on parts of speech, like Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely: What is an Adverb? and Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What is an Adjective?

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