Kiowa County Public Library District

The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book,...

Each letter of the alphabet serves as an introduction to an aspect of Colorado, such as aspen, bison, cowboy, Denver.

See how the punctuation marks you use (and where you put them) can completely change the meaning of what you write.

Confused by the different meanings of words that sound alike, a little girl imagines such unusual sights as "a king who rained" and " the foot prince in the snow."

In simple text and pictures, the author and illustrator create a compendium of small daily moments.

Seven-year-old Stink Moody discovers that he can get free samples by writing letters to candy companies and plans a surprise for his best friend's birthday.

A told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree. In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom! The well-known authors of Barn Dance and Knots on a Counting Rope have created a rhythmic alphabet chant that rolls along on waves of fun. Lois Ehlert's rainbow of bright, bold, cheerful colors makes the merry parade of...

A collection of animal portraits will have you buzzing like a bee in this amusing introduction to idioms and eye-spy book. Depicts twenty-six idioms contextualized within a sentence along with illustrations that bring new meaning to each, and includes explanations of the sayings.