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Exclamation mark, [written] by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & [illustrated by] Tom Lichtenheld

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Exclamation mark

[written] by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & [illustrated by] Tom Lichtenheld

"From the dynamic team that brought you Duck! Rabbit! (2009) comes this introduction to the most exuberant punctuation mark of all: the exclamation point. At first, !, a round circle with a face, doesn?t like standing out in a crowd; in a line-up of seven smiling faces, which look like period marks, he?s the only one with a line above his head. ! tries clever ways to fit in (flipping himself upside down, thereby squashing his tail) and even thinks about running away, until he meets a formidable force: the question mark. After a barrage of questions from ? (“Do you like frogs? Can you hula-hoop?”), ! finds his voice and tells him to “STOP!” From there, !?s confidence begins to grow and, soon, there?s no stopping his unbridled joy. The spare, clever illustrations?all round, black-outlined punctuation marks with faces?are set on thick lined-paper, the kind kindergarteners use, and the overall design effect is lovely. The text is similarly simple, but a change in the size and color of the font signifies important moments. With the celebrating-your-strengths angle, fun grammar lesson, and many classroom tie-in possibilities, this picture book deserves a !!!."? Ann Kelley, Booklist starred review

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