10 Onomatopoeic Words for Poetry and Everyday Writing -2012-
What is onomatopoeia? This unique phonetic phenomenon includes a wide variety of words that imitate, resemble or mimic the sounds or actions they describe. Children use them, animal noises embody them, comic books print them and world-class poets control them. Here are 10 of the funniest, quirkiest and handiest onomatopoeic words.
There's going to be a Pet Day at school--only the rule is No Dogs! And that's the only kind of pet Junie B. has! If Mother won't let her get a new pet, then Junie B. will have to take matters into her own hands. Maybe a jar of ants? Or a wiggly worm? Or--could it be--something even better? The world's funniest kindergartner is back in her twelfth book!
"There is usually a fine line between genius and insanity, but in this case it has become very blurred. Some of the funniest and most clever writing I have read in years."
