{"product_id":"eats-more-shoots-leaves-why-all-punctuation-marks-matter-9781984815743","title":"Eats More, Shoots \u0026 Leaves: Why, All Punctuation Marks Matter!","description":"\u003cb\u003eLaugh your way to punctuation perfection with this pocket-sized paperback compendium of the hilariously illustrated #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClever side-by-side illustrations show how punctuation placement makes a huge difference in the meaning of a sentence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine this without the middle period and the comma: \"The king walked and talked. A half hour after, his head was cut off.\" Oh no--a beheaded king that can still walk and talk! You might want to eat a huge hot dog, but a huge, hot dog would run away pretty quickly if you tried to take a bite out of him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScenes from all three of Lynne Truss and Bonnie Timmons's best-selling punctuation picture books (\u003ci\u003eEats, Shoots \u0026amp; Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl's Like Spaghetti\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Twenty-Odd Ducks\u003c\/i\u003e) highlight the important jobs of commas, apostrophes, hyphens, quotation marks, and more in this humorous punctuation primer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wordplay or 'grammarplay' at its finest.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLynne Truss is a writer and journalist who started out as a literary editor with a blue pencil and then got sidetracked. The author of three novels and numerous radio comedy dramas, she spent six years as the television critic for \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London, followed by four (rather peculiar) years as a sports columnist for the same newspaper. She won Columnist of the Year for her work for \u003ci\u003eWomen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Lynne Truss also hosted \u003ci\u003eCutting a Dash\u003c\/i\u003e, a popular BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation. She now reviews books for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eof London and is a familiar voice on BBC Radio 4. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBonnie Timmons is best known for inspiring and creating images for the television show \u003ci\u003eCaroline in the City\u003c\/i\u003e and illustrating numerous national ad campaigns.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649319375122,"sku":"9781984815743","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_976cd3a9-a465-427c-b77d-868954406296.jpg?v=1733260272","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eats-more-shoots-leaves-why-all-punctuation-marks-matter-9781984815743","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}