Illustrated By Tom Litchtenheld
In a line of periods, the exclamation mark never feels like he fits in. He always stands out, no matter how hard he tries to be like the rest. He even tries to run away. Until he meets question mark, who asks him so many questions, he can't help but scream, "STOP!" And for the first time, he realizes why he's different. He shouts out so many exclamations of happiness and runs off to show his friends what he can do.
This is a cute little book about the different punctuation marks. It's focused on the exclamation mark which is a great topic for young writers. A lot of writers could use this book more than they do already, and some need to use it less frequently. It would be a great book to add to a writing class. In addition, I love the style of the book. The background of the pages are the traditional lined paper that beginning writers use. It has the two thick lines and the one dashed line in the middle and the whole page looks like notebook paper. All of the text in the book, no matter where it is on the page, falls on one of those lines. I thought it would be really interesting to show students because it's something they're familiar with. I would love to use this in my writing workshop!
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