Kindergarten-Grade 3
Cleary describes and illustrates antonyms from the obvious stop and go, yes and no, front and back, fast and slow, to the more obscure: excite and soothe, hefty and diminutive. He elaborates on reasons for celebrating opposites and also describes how to create them through the use of powerful prefixes such as un,dis, im, and non.

Following the introduction in which the author provides an explanation of a pun and how he creates them, are four sections. Each is a separate topic: music, animals, food, and geography. In case there are words that the reader might not know, Cleary has included a "pun-unciation" guide that provides a definition and how to pronounce the word. This is a helpful tool, for there will be certain music terms and perhaps countries with which some readers may be unfamiliar.

From “Musical Chairs” to “Hide and Seek,” there are 68 musical as well as non-musical games included in this amazing collection. Singing and circle games, team and tag games, follow the leader and playground games, rhythmic and quiet games---they’re all truly fun and kids love them. This is a collection to keep on hand for family games, kids’ parties, classroom events, or just riding in the car.

Thirty years as a teacher and director of nursery school programs have given Kathy Ross extensive experience in guiding young children through craft projects.
Reading level: Ages 4-8