Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones

When clever Aunt Ant moves to the zoo, she describes the quirky animal behavior she observes by speaking in homophones, from the moose who loved mousse to the fox who blew blue bubbles.

I loved this book for so many reasons. This book is about when clever Aunt Ant moves to the zoo, she describes the quirky animal behavior she observes by speaking in homophones, from the moose who loved mousse to the fox who blew blue bubbles. The first thing that I really loved was the illustrations of the book. They depict so many animals in a detailed way. So even though that the book is essentially teaching kids about homophones, it's also teaching them about what animals look like in case they have never seen/heard of them before. Next, I really liked the way the book taught children about homophones. Homophones can be a tricky concept for children to grasp so relating it to animals will get their attention and make them interested show more in learning about homophones. The final thing that I thought was really great about this book was the flow of the writing. The writing had a rhyming pattern that U think a lot of kids will enjoy and help them read along. show less

Clever Aunt Ant has just moved to the zoo. Speaking in homophones, she describes the quirky animal behavior she sees. There's the MOOSE who loved MOUSSE and ATE EIGHT bowls, and the WHALE who was ALLOWED to WAIL ALOUD. This is a clever, concise introduction to the richness of language through the concept of homophones.

Dear, Deer, is a cleaver way to introduce homophones and the meaning to children in a fun and enjoyable way. It shows students that even though a word may sound the same, it does not mean that it has the same meaning. Also, that the way one can tell the meaning of the words a part is by looking at the spelling (hint; homophone). In this book, Clever Aunt Ant has just moved to the zoo. Sending letters back and forth to her Deer friend, she describes each animals behavior that she observes by using homophones for each of them. For example, "there's the moose who was allowed to wail aloud" and more! This fun and enjoyable book is full of quirkiness and bright illustrations that will keep your students interested and laughing, so get to show more reading! show less

This is a wonderful read aloud to educate children about homophones. It is humorous, featuring a moose that eats mousse and a whale who is allowed to wail aloud. Each homophone is featured in capital letters to bring it to the attention of the reader. The book begins with a helpful note to the reader giving the definition of homophones as well as homonyms. The bold, bright watercolor paintings illustrate each page’s animals and homophones in a cute, playful style. Although some of the homophones seem somewhat forced, older children and preschool children will enjoy the silliness of the story. This book will be a useful addition to both school and public libraries.

This book is written in the most adorable manner. The first page is a letter to a deer from an ant. The letter reads, "DEAR DEER, I not live at the zoo. Wait unit you HEAR what goes on over HERE. Love, AUNT ANT." Every page that follows has at least two homophones with pictures which help explain the text in a thorough way. This book will provide a lot of "ah ha!" moments for young readers.

This book would be a great introduction to homophones. Most of the sentences written in this story contain a set of them. They are even written in bold letters so you can identify them. It helps children learn new words from this book if they could at least identify one of the two. In the student's writing assignment, they would be finding and matching homophones. That is a good learning activity.