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Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?


Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?

Ruowen Wang, author; Wei Xu, illustrator

Kevin & Robin Books

344 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4Y 2G6

0973879807 $16.95 www.kevinandrobin.com

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 as A Second Language teacher Ruowen Wang and award-winning Chinese artist Wei Xu present Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?, a picturebook that uses a repetitive sentence-structure motif motif, in literature
motif (mōtēf`), in literature, term that denotes the recurrent presence of certain character types, objects, settings, or situations in diverse genres and periods of folklore and literature.
 to help young readers build their vocabulary and word skills. A young daughter and her loving mother play a simple game together: "'Are you thinking of having a pretty dress?' / 'No. Try again.' // 'Are you thinking of having some ice cream?' / 'No. Try again.' // 'Are you thinking of picking up some groceries for dinner?' / 'No. Try again." The final paragraph spoken by the mother is especially soulful soul·ful  
adj.
Full of or expressing deep feeling; profoundly emotional.



soulful·ly adv.
: "'Well a little bird tells me that you are unique, just like your fingerprints Impressions or reproductions of the distinctive pattern of lines and grooves on the skin of human fingertips.

Fingerprints are reproduced by pressing a person's fingertips into ink and then onto a piece of paper.
, and you are mine. I love you very much. And I'm thinking of painting my rainbows of love into your dreams. Shhhhhh, keep it a secret. Nighty night Nighty Night is a BBC Television comedy with a black edge to its humour. The first series was shown on BBC Three and later on BBC Two from January 2004. It returned for a second series on BBC Three in 2005. It airs in the US on the Oxygen network. ." Warmly illustrated with expressive colors against minimal backgrounds, Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking? is a wonderful read-aloud book for mothers and daughters everywhere.
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Date:Feb 1, 2007
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