Agent: Amy Rennert, the Amy Rennert Agency, (Mar. With a restraint that’s more declaratory than exclamatory, Rosenthal and Lichtenheld cleverly raise awareness of the ways punctuation conveys mood. Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld A playful picture book looks at punctuation and difference and finding joy in being. Bothered by the newcomer’s incessant queries (“When’s your birthday? Know any good jokes?”), the hero bellows a spread-shaking “Stop!” and discovers his talent for assertions, from “Hi!” to “Wow!” and “Look what I can do!” Thanks to savvy design, the exclamation mark’s announcements are printed in different sizes and colors to subtly indicate emphasis and tone, yet the mark never meets others like himself and therefore never suffers from overuse.
He twists and curls his topper to no avail, until-“Hello? Who are you?”-an inquisitive question mark appears. Like them, he consists of a smiley face drawn in swooshes of expressive black ink, but above his head stands a resolute vertical dash. Against a background of lined penmanship paper, an exclamation mark realizes he differs from his neighbors, a neat row of periods. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. Rosenthal and Lichtenheld (the team behind Duck! Rabbit! and other titles) give punctuation personalities in this witty calligraphic jaunt. Exclamation Mark By: Amy Krouse Rosenthal Narrated by: Priscilla Holbrook, Emily Eiden, MacLeod Andrews Length: 4 mins 5.0 (2 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases.
0 kommentar(er)
