Skin like milk, hair of silk

b y B r i a n P . C l e a r y
i l l u s t r a t e d b y B r i a n G a b l e
Ages 7-11 Reinforced binding
Are you as clever as a fox?
Or perhaps you’re as sharp as
any spike? If so, this book will
be a piece of cake! Clever
rhymes from Brian P. Cleary
and humorous illustrations from
Brian Gable present similes and
metaphors. When it comes to
grammar, this team is not as slow
as thick molasses. Oh no, they’re
as bright as polished pennies!
Each simile and metaphor
is printed in color for easy
identification in this gem of a
book. Read it aloud and share in
the delight of the sense—and
nonsense—of words.
For Jimmy

—B.P.C.
Simile:
a comparison between
two unlike things that
uses
like
or
as

Metaphor:
a way of describing
something by calling it
something else
by Brian P. Cleary
illustrations by Brian Gable

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All of these are
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is froggy
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