Friday, September 25, 2020

I’ll Believe You When.. Unbelievable Idioms From Around the World by Susan Schubert and Raquel Bonita - ADVISABLE

I’ll Believe You When.. Unbelievable Idioms From Around the World by Susan Schubert, illustrated by Raquel Bonita
. PICTURE BOOK. Lantana, 2020. $18. 9781911373490 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

A boy sees a dragon but no one will believe him until… 

I was a bit slow on the uptake. Each of the subsequent sayings (…pigs fly, …when fish climb poplars) comes from a different country, the name of which is written on a tree trunk in the scene. Now you won’t be as confused as I was. Fun to read with children and talk about the different sayings. What I don’t know is where to find other similar sayings from other countries. 

 Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS 

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