{"product_id":"the-b-on-your-thumb-60-poems-to-boost-reading-and-spelling-hardcover","title":"The B on Your Thumb: 60 Poems to Boost Reading and Spelling - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColette Hiller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTor Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is the sort of picture book that will bear up under repeated childhood readings and may even be of use to adults.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The B on your Thumb\u003c\/i\u003e is clever, engaging, educational and fun. I wish I had thought of it.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Craig Smith, author \/ songwriter of \u003ci\u003eThe Wonky Donkey\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe B on Your Thumb\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of 60 hilariously illustrated rhymes and delightful ditties to boost early reading--each poem teaches a specific sound, spelling, or rule. Using rhythm and wordplay, they promote phonics awareness, thinking skills, and literacy. But most of all, this book delights young readers with the fun and silliness of the English language.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a book where words like to play, \u003cbr\u003e where letters get cross when they don't get their way. \u003cbr\u003e There are sounds to make and jokes to uncover. \u003cbr\u003e An owl in your bowl, for you to discover. \u003cbr\u003e Meet the K on your knee, who's ready for fun, \u003cbr\u003e and don't be alarmed by the B on your thumb \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An introduction \u003cb\u003einstructs grown-ups how to use the book\u003c\/b\u003e and extensive \u003cb\u003eactivities at the end\u003c\/b\u003e allow children to build on their learning. Grouped into four categories--\u003cb\u003esounds\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003esilent letters and secrets\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003espellings, \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ewords that sound the same\u003c\/b\u003e--the poems include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee with Two Ees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Story of Q and U\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rain in the Train\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRidiculous Ph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnough of Uff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertainly a C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Most ImportANT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich Witch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearning to read has never been so much fun \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe B on Your Thumb\u003c\/i\u003e is a must for every young family's bookshelf.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColette Hiller\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, arts producer, and mother of twins. Her arts projects have reached hundreds of thousands of participants--she is the woman who put pianos and ping-pong tables in countless locations across the UK, and is also the mind behind the hit Talking Statues project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer children's rhymes have been featured on BBC Words and Pictures and her children's LP, Applehead, has been a hit with kids across the world, selling over 50,000 copies. An advocate of early learning, Colette believes that even very young children are receptive to the joy of wordplay (she taught her own twins to read by the time they were three).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTor Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e is a London-based illustrator. In 2012 she was awarded the Sendak Fellowship. In 2017 she won the Guardian Graphic Short Story Prize. Her books include the Digby Dog and Olive series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 11 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769239208224,"sku":"9780711254602","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/43bf084fbd1bd695ab03001533944a00.webp?v=1780344140","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-b-on-your-thumb-60-poems-to-boost-reading-and-spelling-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}