Cece Bell, best known for her highly praised graphic novel El Deafo, here turns her attention to the dangers of grammar – or rather the confusion, sometimes deadly, that can occur if its rules are ignored. Here a yam tries unsuccessfully to correct a donkey when it proclaims ‘I yam a donkey’.
As their back and forth exchange gets sillier, a groups of fellow vegetables arrive and the yam uses them to demonstrated the forms of the verb to be, ending ‘we are vegetables’ – at which point, the donkey eats them. Children might not follow all the grammatical arguments, but they’ll love the donkey’s cheerful incomprehension, and very much enjoy the book’s moral ‘If you is going to be eaten, good grammar don’t matter.’ ~ Andrea Reece
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Even frustrated grammarians will giggle at the who's-on-first routine that begins with a donkey's excited announcement, "I yam a donkey!" Unfortunately the donkey's audience happens to be a yam, and one who is particular about sloppy pronunciation and poor grammar. An escalating series of misunderstandings leaves the yam furious and the clueless donkey bewildered by the yam's growing (and amusing) frustration.
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Even frustrated grammarians will giggle at the who's-on-first routine that begins with a donkey's excited announcement, "I yam a donkey!" Unfortunately the donkey's audience happens to be a yam, and one who is particular about sloppy pronunciation and poor grammar. An escalating series of misunderstandings leaves the yam furious and the clueless donkey bewildered by the yam's growing (and amusing) frustration.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed I Yam a Donkey and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
I Yam a Donkey features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations
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I Yam a Donkey was written by Cece Bell and published by Clarion Books an imprint of HMH Books
I Yam a Donkey has 32 pages
Yes it is part of A Yam and Donkey Book series