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I scream-- ice cream a book of wordles

"What do 'I Scream!' and 'Ice Cream!' have in common? Nothing--besides the fact that they sound the same! The ever-surprising Amy Krouse Rosenthal unleashes her prolific wit in this silly and smart book of wordplay. Perfectly complemented by equally clever illustrations from the talented and interna...

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Main Author: Rosenthal, Amy Krouse
Other Authors: Bloch, Serge
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, [2013]
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Plays on words > Juvenile fiction.
Word games > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books for children.
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Summary:"What do 'I Scream!' and 'Ice Cream!' have in common? Nothing--besides the fact that they sound the same! The ever-surprising Amy Krouse Rosenthal unleashes her prolific wit in this silly and smart book of wordplay. Perfectly complemented by equally clever illustrations from the talented and internationally renowned Serge Bloch, this mind-bending book will have young readers thinking about words in an entirely new way!"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"A book of wordles? What is a wordle? Wordles are groups of words that sound exactly the same but mean different things. Like?. Indeed those are phonetically identical phrases. who made this book, anyway?"
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
ISBN:9781452100043 (alk. paper)
1452100047 (alk. paper)
Author Notes:Amy Krouse Rosenthal was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Tufts University. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked in advertising for several years. She wrote both children's and adult books. Her children's books included Little Pea, Little Hoot, Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons, Duck! Rabbit!, Spoon, The OK Book, Plant a Kiss, I Wish You More, That's Me Loving You, Exclamation Mark!, and Uni the Unicorn. She also wrote a picture book with her daughter Paris entitled Dear Girl. Her books for adults include Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal.

Her short films include The Beckoning of Lovely, The Money Tree, The Kindness Thought Bubble, and Life Is a Marathon. Her essays and articles appeared in The New York Times, Hallmark Magazine, Parenting, O: The Oprah Magazine, and McSweeney's. She was also the host of the radio show Writers' Block Party on WBEZ Chicago Public Radio. She died of ovarian cancer on March 13, 2017 at the age of 51.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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