The Children's Book Review
May 2009
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Heartland Reviews
February 2009
Reader: Bob Spear
Rating: 5 hearts

This delightful children’s picture book blends the real meanings of common American idioms such as: “Don’t let the cat out of the bag;” “It’s raining cats and dogs;” and so on. Each idiom is stated and explained, then, an example of how it might be used is provided. The fun illustrations show scenes of what a child might imagine when hearing an idiom for the first time and taking it literally.
 
The combination of our language’s funny sayings and the even funnier visual jokes the illustrator has generated will make for delightfully gigglely read-a-louds. Children will get a real hoo-ha out of this book. We rated it five hearts.

Heartland Reviews Picture Book Score Sheet
Heart score based on category scores graded 1-6 points. Total sum is divided by max possible of 30. Resultant % is equated to a heart score (see below).
Illustrations= 5
Text= 6
Connectivity= 6
Characterization= 6
Subject= 6
Total= 29 \30 = 97%= 5 Hearts

Heart Scoring Percentages  
1 heart=     < 44%        
2 hearts=     44%        
3 hearts=     60%        
4 hearts=     85%        
5 hearts=     95%