Raining Cats & Dogs

Raining Cats and Dogs is a fun book all about idioms. Will Moses writes a fun book with a collection of over 40 idioms. Some of the idioms are commonly used like "In a pickle" or "Hook, line and sinker." Others are ones that were fun to read because I had never heard of them or how they were used in a sentence ever. Some of those idioms included "Red herring" or "Wolf at the door."

One of the best parts about this book was that the author not only gives the idiom, but he also writes in a sentence what the idiom means. Lastly, he puts the word into a paragraph with a detailed picture to explain the meaning even further. Some of my favorites included:

Make a beeline
Means: Head straight for something - as quick as you can
"Buzz was tired of the city and intended to make a beeline for the country."

Bookworm
Means: A person who loves reading so much, he or she always has a book in their hands.
"Hector Vector was a real bookworm; he always had his nose in a book."

These are just a few examples of the fun idioms that he writes. I am going to use this book when I teach writing. I am going to have my students try and use some of these idioms in personal narratives, poetry, or any type of writing we do.

If you liked this book by Will Moses try reading his version of Mother Goose.