Storyteller's Illustrated Dictionary


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Storyteller’s Illustrated Dictionary features over 1000 storytelling words, carefully curated into six themes - Character, Settings, Taste and Smell, Action, Emotion, and Weather. It’s packed with 1300 beautiful illustrations, laid out across 127 storytelling topics. - Winner of the 2019 Tillywig Brain Child Award - Mom’s Choice Award Winner The world's only Hollywood-illustrated dictionary is the most up-to-date and comprehensive dictionary for budding storytellers everywhere. This is the dictionary reimagined - designed to help children write brilliant stories, excel at school and in life. Developed with childhood literacy experts and with word selection informed by cutting-edge machine learning, Storyteller’s Illustrated Dictionary encourages independent learning and boosts reading and writing confidence. It’s the ultimate writer’s companion, hilariously illustrated.




My Epic Life - Daily Word Workout


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With 180 pages of hilarious illustrations, brain teasers, life inspiration, math, technology and much, much more, Daily Word Workout builds kids' vocabulary while introducing them to concepts that extend way beyond language. Make every day epic with a daily word workout that will prepare kids for anything that the world can throw at them! With 180 pages of hilarious illustrations, brain teasers, life inspiration, and much, much more, Daily Word Workout builds kids' vocabulary while introducing them to concepts that extend way beyond language. From basic mathematics to science and technology via valuable life lessons about inclusivity, tolerance, and respect, this indispensable daily wonder is designed to introduce young minds to big ideas at the breakfast table. And all through the magic of words! Why walk when you can stroll, saunter, or swagger? Don't cry when you can weep, wail, or whimper! Daily Word Workout is packed with synonyms, antonyms, and mind-blowing vocabulary that shows kids the epic scope and flexibility of language. Whether it's labelling emotions, communicating clearly, building character, or telling tall tales, there's a word here for everything. Plus, count in twos with some cookie-crazed tiger cubs! Start telling time with a tooth-brushing dog! Shapes, sizes, left and right - whatever kids need to know, our colourful cast of word-hungry animals have it covered. They'll laugh. They'll learn. Epic just became a way of life.




Mother, Mother


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From Koren Zailckas, author of the iconic memoir SMASHED: an electrifying debut novel about a family being torn apart by the woman who claims to love them most Josephine Hurst has her family under control. With two beautiful daughters, a brilliantly intelligent son, a tech-guru of a husband, and a historical landmark home, her life is picture perfect. But living in this matriarch’s determinedly cheerful, yet subtly controlling domain hasn’t been easy for her family, and when her oldest daughter, Rose, runs off with a mysterious boyfriend, Josephine tightens her grip, gradually turning her flawless home into a darker sort of prison. Resentful of her sister’s newfound freedom, Violet turns to eastern philosophy, hallucinogenic drugs, and extreme fasting, eventually landing herself in a psych ward. Meanwhile, her brother, Will, recently diagnosed with Asperger's, shrinks further into a world of self-doubt. Their father, Douglas, finds resolve in the bottom of a bottle—an addict craving his own chance to escape. Josephine struggles to maintain the family’s impeccable façade, but when a violent incident leads to a visit from child protective services, the truth about the Hursts might finally be revealed. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content




Mrs Wordsmith Storyteller's Word a Day, Ages 7-11 (Key Stage 2)


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Storyteller's Word a Day is kids' daily dose of rich, descriptive vocabulary for all aspects of storytelling. See your child laugh as they learn 180 new words to describe characters' appearance, actions, and emotions. Beyond the pages, help your child retain what they've learned through our action-packed, vocabulary-boosting Word Tag video game. - 180 richly descriptive storytelling words - Vocabulary that appears on KS2 SATs, CATs, ISEB, 11+ - Designed for effective word understanding and awareness, with synonyms, word pairs, story starters and more - Research-backed and aligned to the national curriculum - Parent's Choice Gold Award Winner 2019 and an Amazon Best Seller in Schools and Education - Best used with Mrs Wordsmith's Word Tag video game, to reinforce vocabulary through play We know that one exposure to a word is simply not enough to master it. Our Storyteller's Word a Day flip book comes with a 3-month subscription to our Word Tag video game, enabling your child to revisit the words they've learned through gameplay. Flip a page. Play the game. Learn the words to create vivid, memorable story worlds! "This book is a highly informative, engaging, and fun resource to help young people (and their parents) build their knowledge and understanding of story-telling vocabulary. It helps children to develop a climate of interest and involvement with words, consequently developing not only their vocabulary but also their spelling and comprehension." Emma Madden - Headteacher, Fox Primary School. © Mrs Wordsmith 2023




Storyteller's Word a Day


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Every day, flip the page and discover a new, hilariously illustrated word that will take your child's storytelling to the next level. Storyteller's Word a Day is packed with discerning data and insight on how to get the most out of every word. Set it on the breakfast table, talk about it together, tell stories, and create a daily word-learning habit that will take kids' storytelling to another planet. Hardcover with spiral binding for easy viewing by kids and parents.




Storyteller's Card Game


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Do you have the words to describe getting stuck in the fridge? An attention-seeking unicorn? A dangerously spicy sauce? Boost kids’ creative writing vocabulary with our hilarious new Storyteller’s Card Game! Our Storyteller's Card Game teaches kids rich, descriptive vocabulary to help them write brilliant stories. -Enjoyed by the whole family -300 word cards, hilariously illustrated by our team of Hollywood artists -200 story prompts to fire kids’ imaginations -Developed with childhood literacy experts -Guaranteed to make the whole family explode with laughter. May the best storyteller win! Playing Storyteller’s Card Game is simple: players take turns to be the Master Storyteller. The Master Storyteller takes a Words For… card and reads it aloud. The other players each pick the word card in their hand that they think best fits the scenario. The Master Storyteller decides which word card is the best - whether it's the funniest, scariest, or simply the most disgusting. Whoever put down the winning card gets to keep the story card. The first person to collect five story cards wins! What are Storytelling Words? The words in this game were chosen to help children write brilliant stories, excel at school and in life. Storyteller’s Card Game features 300 storytelling words, carefully curated into six themes - Character, Settings, Taste and Smell, Action, Emotion, and Weather. It was developed with childhood literacy experts and with word selection informed by cutting-edge machine learning.




Mrs Wordsmith Storyteller's Illustrated Dictionary 3rd-5th Grades


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1000+ words to help kids find inspiration, boost vocabulary, and write richly described, compelling stories. For budding storytellers everywhere – the only dictionary that kids will want to read from cover to cover. Storyteller’s Illustrated Dictionary is designed to help you write awesome stories. It’s the English dictionary, hilariously reimagined! Find writing inspiration! Storyteller’s Illustrated Dictionary is packed with over 1,000 words of inspiration. Structure your story! Richly descriptive vocabulary is arranged into six key building blocks of storytelling: Character, Setting, Taste and Smell, Action, Emotion, and Weather. Learn words! Hilarious illustrations by award-winning Hollywood artists reinforce meanings, ensuring words are unforgettable. Commonly occurring word pairs give you even more ideas for exciting storytelling. Play Mrs Wordsmith's fun-packed, vocabulary-boosting app – Word Tag – receive a QR code to give you 3 months of free access with every book purchased. Storyteller's Illustrated Dictionary was previously published by Mrs Wordsmith in 2018.




Mrs Wordsmith How to Write a Story, Grades 3-5


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A fun, illustrated story writing guide to help children learn to write stories all by themselves. Illustrated story kits to become a master storyteller How to Write a Story builds confidence and helps kids fall in love with writing! • 21 story starters from detective adventures to space missions • Visual guides for structuring stories • Illustrated writing prompts • Descriptive vocabulary lists • Creative writing techniques • Developed with teachers and assessment experts With a team of award-winning artists and writers, Mrs Wordsmith creates books, games, worksheets, and apps to improve the reading and writing of kids aged 4–11, and to make word learning fun! “This is a fantastic resource to help children fall in love with story writing. The story structure guidance and introduction to a variety of writing devices ensure that kids’ writing is not only creative but technically precise. The hilariously illustrated writing prompts, questions, and rich vocabulary lists will help motivate and inspire any budding young writer.” Susan Neuman – Professor of Childhood Education and Literacy Development, NYU “This is a wonderfully engaging and helpful resource to help children fall in love with stories. The storytelling guidance is excellent, and the story kits are full of helpful questions, rich vocabulary, and even graphs to help motivate and inspire young writers to be.” Emma Madden – Headteacher, Fox Primary School, UK This content is also available to purchase as a printable workbook at mrswordsmith.com




Word Sauce


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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day


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Welcome to Merriam-Webster Kids! Fall 2021 marks the debut of our new imprint that serves our mission to help kids better understand and communicate with the world around them through highly engaging content designed to foster a love of language and learning from an early age. Our list is small, yet focused; over time you will see it build across all categories and ages that serve ages 0-12 and the families, teachers, and librarians that support them. From the largest team of dictionary editors and writers in America, and one of the largest in the world, thank-you for supporting us and Merriam-Webster Kids. Inspired by Merriam-Webster's popular Word of the Day digital feature, this book builds knowledge one day at a time with 366 masterful words, ages 8-12. Become a word virtuoso in just one year with 366 crackerjack words aimed to impress. This charmingly illustrated book features boffo words selected by the masterminds at Merriam-Webster to highlight the English language and its odd and unexpected history.