Carl Warner is a still life photographer who has created tableaux out of edible ingredients, to illustrate to children what the world may look like if it were all one colour.   On the pink pages we see a fairytale cottage made of sweeties.  In the brown world we see a steam train made of chocolate, which seems to be the favourite of teachers everywhere when I share this text with them.

A poem accompanies each text and in the glossary, Warner shows what each element in the image actually is. 

It is a beautiful book that can be used in class to engage pupils to write great descriptions of settings. It has ties with lots of curriculum themes such as chocolate, Willy Wonka, World Kitchen, Fair trade plus many more.  

Buy it on Amazonhere 

This incredibly useful little book should have a place in the pocket of every English teacher or student's bag.  With its simplistic appearance which belies the wealth of information it contains, the book really helps to point you through the most commonly used punctuation in the English language. 

From the oft misused apostrophe to the rarely seen pilcrow, the book explains the use of each piece of punctuation in a straightforward manner which would untangle most punctuation panic stricken minds. 

The humorous illustrations are incredibly useful for understanding each explanation and the easy to follow examples, along with noted exceptions to rules definitely add to the book's appeal.  

All in all this handy guide to punctuation would suit a range of ages and proficiencies, a super little book to add to your shelf. 

The book is available from all up to date books shops, Waterstones, direct from Central Books and here on Amazon  

You can find out more about the authors here and the book here