This is a great book to share with
children of all ages. It is a wonderful
way to show children magic of idioms. If you don’t know, idioms are words that separately
have one meaning but put together they mean something different. Life is
a Bowl Full of Cherries by Vanita Oelschlager uses food idioms to explain
this concept.
Examples of food idioms include phases
such as “couch potato,” “the whole enchilada,” and crying over spilt milk. Illustrated
by Robin Hegan, Life is a Bowl Full of
Cherries uses unusual illustrations to describe what the words literally
mean.
The bizarre photos force the reader to
guess the actual meanings of what the words literally mean. The meanings are found upside in the corner
of each page.
By the books end, there a section
discussing how figures of speech work in everyday language. This makes it a remarkable
educational tool because children are always curious about language and when
you make it fun, kids want to learn even more.
You can purchase Life is a Bowl Full of Cherries from any fine book retailer,
including Amazon
and Barnes
& Noble. You also find at Wal-Mart’s
online site.
About the Author: Vanita Oelschlager is a
former teacher and author of several children’s books.
About the Illustrator: Robin Hegan
is a published illustrator of several children’s books.
I was not paid for
this review. I received an E-book from
the publisher for my review.
