Storyteller's Word a Day: 180 Words to Take Your Storytelling to the Next Level

I am not a Tiger Mom. I don't think "getting ahead" in education is important. (That's different from learning, and from enjoying the richness of the English language. As a university professor, I have seen too many students who have been damaged by parents who have mistaken "cramming" for "learning.") So this isn't normally something I would consider. But it sits in our kitchen and I think we must be on our third or fourth cycle running through it a word a day. The kids love it, they enjoy the illustrations, and they recognize and use the words they see in it. My only complaint is the lack of a sequel. If you have little people around your house, you should have this.

My 7yo son LOVES LOVES LOVES this book. He's already a brainy, enthusiastic reader - and this flip book of illustrated words and suggested usage has just lit another fire in his brain as it relates to vocabulary and story telling. What I love is that it combines a page-a-day style (it is top spiral bound), it stands up on its own, and the corresponding pages to the word illustrations show how else to use these wonderful words. This would make a wonderful gift for any precocious child!

We love this little book! My 8 & 10 year old love seeing the new word each day. There are many words they already know, but we all take turns telling stories with the word, and it's been fun for all of us! Great little addition to our homeschooling day!

Gave it to my grandchildren. It's on their kitchen counter and they are using it and increasing their vocabularies. It defines the age appropriate word and has great illustrations to help understanding. On the back of the page, it gives lots of examples of using the word . They use each page for a few days giving them a better chance to understand the word and put it to daily use.

I love the concept. I placed on the kitchen table for morning conversation with my kids. My 5 year old was “swaggering” to school this morning (aka the first word). I knew from the reviews that the paper would be thin, but it’s worse than I expected. I allow only my oldest - 9 year old - to touch and turn the pages. Two days in and the only 2 pages turned are already ripped. Had hoped to use this more than once with my youngest but don’t think it will stand more than one use. Otherwise the content is engaging, drawings are amazing and a great way to start the day with kids. I want to try other Mrs Wordsmith products but this leaves me second guessing their sturdiness. UPDATED: we are a month in and the pages have stopped ripping. Once you get going and have enough pages flipped it stops ripping.

We used to be homeschoolers, and now my kids go to public school. I wanted a quick and easy way to get in a little more fun learning while they are home with me. My boys LOVE the pictures on here. They really enjoy looking through, laughing at the pictures and then using the words to describe each other, friends or us (their parents). Worth every penny! BTW - my kids are 8 and 10.

I have a 9 and 11 yr old. They love to flip the page every day. They read it to me and we try to use the word in silly ways to help them rember the new vocab. Great pictures and explanation of the words. My husband and I enjoy it, too.

My children wake up excited to flip a page and they have learned so many words! The illustrations are fun and entertaining and I feel like they are helping them memorize the definition when they visualize the pictures and associate.

Super livre recommandé par notre Institutrice britannique. Un vrai plus pour enrichir le vocabulaire de notre fille de 10 ans !

Great education piece! The colorful pictures and different aspects of the word make this a very interesting-pick-up-and-talk-anytime aspect! Finding it useful, my kids are into it and want to go through it all, but its high up and we go through one a day so far.. We will check back in probably 6 months to observe its impact and share our experiences.

This has been a really great addition. We manage three new words a day at breakfast and kids look forward to our 5 minute word of the day time. They compete during the day to see who and how they can use their word. The only barrier to purchasing the second edition is the very high price.

My son loves learning his word a day. It's fun and the wonderful graphics really capture the essence of each word meaning they remember it. Def recommend

Great words - fun way for the kids to learn a wider vocabulary.