A collection of original riddles, each using a homonym as the answer : bizarre-bazaar, knight-night, and similar pairs of words.

Thirty common English phrases, such as "a chip off the old block" and "cry over spilled milk" are illustrated and explained.

A practical guide to grammar and usage, covering parts of speech,non-verb agreement, punctuation, misused words, spelling, and idioms.

Discusses irregular verbs, their tenses, and how to use them and provides full congugation of the 100 most commonly used verbs.

Illustrates and explains over 100 common English idioms, in categories including animals, body parts, and colors.

Shows children how to increase their vocabulary.

Humor and illustrations add spice to over 600 definitions and origins of common idiomatic phrases. Not to let the cat out of the bag, but this one's it's a barrel of monkeys. Each page includes one lightly comical line drawing of a child expressing feelings such as quizzical, annoyed, amused, or distressed.