My Never Ending List

What is it? It’s a verb that acts like an adjective. It comes before a noun – modifying it, making it come alive! In the first few pages of this book, the author describes exactly what a participle is with easy to read terms and sentences.  With duplicate sentence structure on subsequent pages, this book shows the reader that by inserting the participle in the wrong spot it will convey the wrong message when reading almost the exact sentence. Using humorous illustrations, this same message is conveyed by showing the correct way and the wrong way that the participle is inserted in the sentence.  Just by looking at the pictures, the reader can see the difference and by reflecting back on the sentence structure they can again see where the participle was inserted to see where the mistake was made. I love how this book was set up.  It’s a great visual tool to explain this concept.  The pictures were great and they were bright and I loved how the book flowed.   

I cannot keep track of how many times have I read something and laughed because of this error.  I laughed not because I found fault of the writer, I laughed because like Vanita  I imaged these funny pictures in my head.   When I explain these errors to the writer they smiled most of the time for that not what they wanted to convey, it is that they were confused.   Adults and children alike will benefit from this book.  Learning and laughing at the comical errors that the author has shed on these pages. This book is truly a delight- educational and funny and something we all need.  Oh, by the way, watch out for the driving turtles.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book.