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A Chocolate Moose for Dinner (Stories to Go!)

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The English language is all [messed] up. Foreigners recognize that immediately, but it takes we Americans much longer to realize that. Of course, with all the goofy rules and exceptions in English, it can be quite fun to speak it. No more is this more apparent than with homonyms (words that sound the same but have different meanings). Kids love homonyms, and used in an imaginative context can help children gain an appreciation for language. With that in mind, A CHOCOLATE MOOSE FOR DINNER is a delightful book. The sayings and the illustrations that accompany those phrases are a joy to read and usually get several laughs from children. A few of the phrases (shoe tree, and the rowing allusions) maybe a bit unfamiliar to modern audiences. Nevertheless, those terms add to the book rather than detract. Children love this book and it is sure to be a winner in alomst any home.

I loved this book. On each page there is a literal picture of phrases such as "drives me up the wall" and "fish tackle". Wonderful illustratons. Perfect for the beginning reader.

I took a graduate class this summer in which we had a guest speaker who taught first grade. She was explaining something new in education called "Edible Education." She first read this book to our class of adults. She held our attention as if we were little ones. Then we had some real chocolate mousse. I'm a teacher of French and will use this book to show students how odd our own language is. Then we'll have some real chocolate mousse. I truly adore this book and know that it will be a favorite for my children some day.

As a special education teacher in training, I highly recommend this book for parents and educators. Not only are the illustrations wonderful, but it helps teach kids that the English language isn't always literal!

Great book for kids. Some concepts a little difficult to grasp for younger audience.

A very entertaining book full of lively, figurative language and illustrations! A good book to introduce young children to details and literal meanings in a humorous setting. An excellent book for middle and upper elementary ages for descriptive, figurative language as well as literal meanings and context.

I ordered this and another Fred Gwynne book for my grandchildren because I was fascinated by the fact that he wrote them. I was very disappointed with them when they arrived. I went ahead and gave them to my granddaughter while she was visiting me. She sat on the porch and read both to me and laughed her head off! She said, "I love these books! They are so funny!" She had to have a few explanations because of the dating of the books...Viet Nam conflict era, but that didn't faze her. What do I know? She and her brother love and enjoy them both. Buy them for your kids!

Along with the King that Rained, our youngest loves these books. Maybe its because the artwork by Fred Gwynne ( Frankenstein in the Munsters) is superb. She is too young to get many of the puns. Thats ok, once I explained it to her she got it. Now every time we read it she recites why the pun is funny. It has helped her come up with her own puns. This was not an expected outcome of purchasing this book, but we love it!

Thanks Fred for leaving us with more than a character on TV.

Overall a fun book to read at bedtime.

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Such a fun book and I love using it in my third grade classroom to teach figurative language and homonyms. Some of the ideas are a little "old-fashioned" or above the level of my third graders so I need to explain some more than others, but I still use it every year. The kids think it's funny!

I love this book. I am a kindergarten teacher. The students in my class wanted me to read this book over and over again. I recommend this book to classroom teachers and moms. It is a funny story and the illustrations are amazing! I found it funny that "Herman Munster", Fred Gwynne wrote this story.