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"Kids enjoy laughing and are seldom bored when they find something funny. They also ask questions, often to adults, because they understand that the more words they can comprehend about a funny story or a joke, the more they'll enjoy it." -- Brian P. Cleary
Brian P. Cleary, (born October 1, 1959 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American humorist, poet, and author. He is best-known for his books that explore grammar in humorous ways written for grade-school children.

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Total Books: 186
The Action of Subtraction
The Action of Subtraction (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780545037693
ISBN-10: 0545037697
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Apples Cherries Red Raspberries What Is in the Fruits Group
Apples Cherries Red Raspberries What Is in the Fruits Group [Food Is Categorical] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780761363859
ISBN-10: 0761363858
Genre: Children's Books
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ABABA A Book of Pattern Play
Ababa a Book of Pattern Play (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780822578802
ISBN-10: 0822578808
Genre: Children's Books
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A Bat Cannot Bat a Stair Cannot Stare More about Homonyms and Homophones
A Bat Cannot Bat a Stair Cannot Stare More About Homonyms and Homophones [Words Are CATegorical] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780761390329
ISBN-10: 0761390324
Genre: Children's Books
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Black Beans and Lamb Poached Eggs and Ham What Is in the Meat and Beans Group
Black Beans and Lamb Poached Eggs and Ham What Is in the Meat and Beans Group [Food Is Categorical] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780761363873
ISBN-10: 0761363874
Genre: Children's Books
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Bowtie Pasta Acrostic Poems
Bowtie Pasta Acrostic Poems [Poetry Adventures] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781467720465
ISBN-10: 1467720461
Genre: Children's Books
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Breezier Cheesier Newest and Bluest What Are Comparatives and Superlatives
Breezier Cheesier Newest and Bluest What Are Comparatives and Superlatives [Words Are Categorical] (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780761353621
ISBN-10: 0761353623
Genre: Children's Books
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The Bug in the Jug Wants a Hug A Short Vowel Sounds Book
The Bug in the Jug Wants a Hug a Short Vowel Sounds Book [Sounds Like Reading] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780761395034
ISBN-10: 0761395032
Genres: Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Reference
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The Bug in the Jug Wants a Hug
The Bug in the Jug Wants a Hug [Sounds Like Reading] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780761342021
ISBN-10: 0761342028
Genre: Children's Books
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But and For Yet and Nor What Is a Conjunction
But and for Yet and Nor What Is a Conjunction [Words Are Categorical] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780761385035
ISBN-10: 0761385037
Genre: Children's Books
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Butterfly Flea Beetle and Bee What Is an Insect
Butterfly Flea Beetle and Bee What Is an Insect [Animal Groups Are Categorical] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781467703369
ISBN-10: 1467703362
Genre: Children's Books
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Catfish Cod Salmon and Scrod What Is a Fish
Catfish Cod Salmon and Scrod What Is a Fish [Animal Groups Are Categorical] (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780761362111
ISBN-10: 0761362118
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
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Chips and Cheese and Nana's Knees What Is Alliteration
Chips and Cheese and Nana's Knees What Is Alliteration [Words Are Categorical] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781512434217
ISBN-10: 1512434213
Genres: Children's Books, Reference
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The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car With the Star A Book About Diphthongs and Rcontrolled Vowels
The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car With the Star
The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car with the Star [Sounds Like Reading] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780761342007
ISBN-10: 0761342001
Genre: Children's Books
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Cool Whoa Ah and Oh What Is an Interjection
Cool Whoa Ah and Oh What Is an Interjection [Words Are Categorical] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781467709002
ISBN-10: 146770900X
Genres: Children's Books, Reference
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Dearly Nearly Insincerely What Is an Adverb
Dearly Nearly Insincerely What Is an Adverb [Cleary, Brian P., Words Are Categorical.] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780876149249
ISBN-10: 0876149247
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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Do You Know Dewey Exploring the Dewey Decimal System
Do You Know Dewey Exploring the Dewey Decimal System [Millbrook Picture Books] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780761366768
ISBN-10: 0761366768
Genres: Children's Books, Reference, Politics & Social Sciences
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A Dollar a Penny How Much and How Many
A Dollar a Penny How Much and How Many [Math Is Categorical] (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780822578826
ISBN-10: 0822578824
Genre: Children's Books
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Dolphin Fox Hippo and Ox What Is a Mammal
Dolphin Fox Hippo and Ox What Is a Mammal [Animal Groups Are Categorical] (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780761362067
ISBN-10: 0761362061
Genre: Children's Books
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Eight Wild Nights A Family Hanukkah Tale
Eight Wild Nights a Family Hanukkah Tale (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780545327183
ISBN-10: 0545327180
Genre: Children's Books
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The Frail Snail on the Trail [Sounds Like Reading] (Paperback)
Give Me Bach My Schubert [It Could Be Verse] (Other)
It Looks a Lot Like Reindeer [It Could Be Verse] (Other)
Jamaica Sandwich [It Could Be Verse] (Other)
The Laugh Stand Adventures in Humor [Exceptional Reading & Language Arts Titles for Intermediate] (Other)
A Mink a Fink a Skating Rink [Words Are Categorical] (Paperback)
Oils to Keep Your Body Fit What Are Oils [Just a Bit - Food Is Categorical] (Paperback)
The Peaches on the Beaches [Sounds Like Reading] (Paperback)
Pitch and Throw Graps and Know What Is a Synonym [Words Are Categorical Prebound] (Other)
Six Sheep Sip Thick Shakes and Other Tricky Tongue Twisters [Exceptional Reading & Language Arts Titles for Primary Grades] (Other)
They're There on Their Vacation [Millbrook Picture Books] (Other)
To Root to Toot to Parachute [Words Are Categorical] (Hardcover)Paperback
Underneath My Bed List Poems [Poetry Adventures] (Other)Paperback
Whose Shoes Would You Choose [Sounds Like Reading] (Paperback)
You Never Sausage Love [It Could Be Verse] (Other)