# The Great Dictionary Caper - Hardcover

by **Judy Sierra** (Author), **Eric Comstock** (Illustrator)

****"Teachers will have field day with this wordplay; this caper is clever, capricious, and cunning." --_Kirkus Reviews_ (starred review)****

**"Bored with sitting in a dictionary 'day in, day out, ' the words make a break for it and organize a parade which...introduce linguistics terminology in just about the most playful way possible." --_Publishers Weekly_ (****starred review)**

**"This is a charming, peppy introduction, enhanced by Comstock's energetic, retro-flair illustrations, which fill the pages with cavorting words and creative details...In approach and format, this is both entertaining and educational--likely to hold and pique kids' interest in the topic and provide a fun learning supplement." --_Booklist_ (starred review)**

When all of the words escape from the dictionary, it's up to Noah Webster to restore alphabetical order in this supremely wacky picture book that celebrates language.

Words have secret lives. On a quiet afternoon the words escape the dictionary (much to the consternation of Mr. Noah Webster) and flock to Hollywood for a huge annual event--Lexi-Con. Liberated from the pages, words get together with friends and relations in groups including an onomatopoeia marching band, the palindrome family reunion, and hide-and-seek antonyms. It's all great fun until the words disagree and begin to fall apart. Can Noah Webster step in to restore order before the dictionary is disorganized forever?

### Author Biography

Judy Sierra is the author of many award-winning books for children including the bestsellers _Antarctic Antics_, illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey; _Wild About Books_, illustrated by Marc Brown; and _The Secret Science Project that Almost Ate the School_, illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Sierra holds a PhD in folklore and mythology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has received the Children's Choice Award from the International Reading Association, two Aesop awards from the American Folklore Society, and the E.B. White Read Aloud Prize from the Association of Booksellers for Children. She lives with her husband in Eugene, Oregon. Visit her online at JudySierra.net.

Eric Comstock's very first picture book was the _Charlie Piechart and the Case of the Missing Pizza Slice_ by Marilyn Sadler which was selected to be part of the Original Art Show at the Society of Illustrators. His second book _The Great Dictionary Caper_ by Judy Sierra was called "Peppy...entertaining and educational" in a starred review in _Booklist_. He lives in Austin, Texas. You can see more of Eric's work at EricComstock.us.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 11.2 x 8.6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** January 23, 2018

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Great Dictionary Caper

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.2

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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