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My Momma Likes to Say

By Brennan-Nelson, Denise & Donovan, Jane Monroe

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From the author of "Buzzy the bumblebee" comes a child's hilarious visual interpretation of such parental idioms and witticisms as "Hold your horses;" "Money doesn't grow on trees;" and "I have eyes in the back of my head." "Cat got your tongue? My Momma likes to say. I'm not sure what she means but I like it anyway. My cat has never tried to take my tongue away. But if he did, he'd find that it can stretch a long, long way."

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ISBN
978-1-58536-106-9
Publisher
Gale Group


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on September 1, 2003

PreS-Gr 3 Brennan-Nelson introduces children to clich d expressions by setting them in a poetic format: "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade, '/my momma likes to say./I'm not sure what she means/but I like it anyway." Each poem continues with a response to the saying: "If life gives me lemons/I'll squeeze them good and hard./Then add some sugar, stir it up/and sell it from our yard." Many of the rhymes do not scan well. In small type...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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