If You Were a Noun

"If You Were a Noun" written by Michael Dahl and illustrated by Sara Gray is a concept book that describes what a noun is while using examples in space. This is a concept book that is very unique compared to ones that I have read before. The book does a really good job of teaching about nouns, while......more

If You Were a Noun is a picture book that was very different from any I have ever read. This book teaches what a noun is while still having an interesting book to look at. Each page has a more formal definition of a noun and then a fun example. This book is also very interesting because of the way t......more

I was really excited to read this book. I had a lot of trouble with parts of speech when I was a child. I thought that this book did a really good job of breaking down what a noun is. It gave the definition of a noun several times, discussed proper nouns, plural nouns, and abnormal singular and plur......more

Eh. It doesn’t help with understanding the concept. And it gets confusing at times.......more

If You Were a Noun by Michael Dahl is an interesting book that taught students about nouns. Although I feel some students could get a lot out of the book, I feel that they way it is written makes it feel like definitions are just thrown into the book. For example, it says, "a noun that is more than......more