Exclamation Mark

Title: Exclamation Mark
Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld
Illustrations: Tom Lichtenheld
Published: Rosenthal, A.K. & Lichtenheld, T. (2013). Exclamation mark. New York: Scholastic Press.
Themes: punctuation, purpose, individuality, finding your way, self-esteem, pride

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This book is my newest purchase and it's seriously great! Not only is it a terrific book about punctuation, but it's also a great story about not fitting in and striving to find your purpose in life!

Exclamation mark is tired of standing out! He's so unlike the other punctuation marks that he feels like he doesn't fit in anywhere. One day he meets Question Mark....that's when everything changes!

(I'm using a lot of exclamation marks just to show you how much I enjoy this book!)

The pictures in this book are o' so adorable, seriously!

Classroom Ideas:

- Like I said, I think this would be an awesome introduction to punctuation and the type of sentence that they follow

- I can just see using this book to reinforce punctuation. Students can each recieve (or make their own) pictures of a period, exclamation mark and a question mark. When the teacher reads a sentence from the book, the student can finish the sentence by selecting what punctuation mark they think is most appropriate.

- Get students to ask out some sentences. How would you act if your sentence ended in a period? How would you act if your sentence ended in a question mark? How would you end if your sentence ended in an exclamation mark?

Can you think of any more fun punctuation-related activities?