This book has amazing illustrations that any child would love. I highly recommend teachers using this in their classrooms.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A nice little guidebook for kids teaching them about what a period is, and when to use it. Colorful pictures add to the appeal of this book.

It's about time the tiny yet so significant period gets the recognition it deserves. Michael Dahl's Periods Say Stop., with illustrations by Chris Garbutt, shows how hard periods work. They have many jobs and prevent sentences from going on and on, giving readers a chance to take a breath.

The illustrations are vivid and busy, and the text is full of energy, but Dahl doesn't skimp on the educational element to the book. He includes descriptions of sentence types and lists other tasks that periods fulfill.

It's not a grammar text book, but it's a fun way to introduce and reinforce the purposes of periods. You'll like this book. Period.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!

I was so excited to see this book. I haven't found any other books that I like that handles one punctuation mark. I hope this is the beginning of a series. They would be great in a classroom.

Periods don’t take vacations...or coffee breaks. Adorable. I’m not a huge fan of the critical thinking questions, I think a better one might be “how would you read without periods?” or “Why do you think periods are used in abbreviations?” I think this would garner more interesting conversation that will make this learning sticky. I also would pair it with a short song or video (https://goo.gl/R7KQ6y). Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC.

A cute, tiny bit over the top children's book to educate all our young ones about the purpose of the period, <i>Periods Say Stop </i>by Michael Dahl and illustrated by Chris Garbutt is an exceedingly cute and clever way to introduce children to grammar rules. As someone who intrinsically understood a lot of this and was never explicitly taught any of this information but rather learned it on her own, I find books like this to be a wonderful thing in existence. And frankly, teaching young children about grammar and literature is an endeavor that I deeply appreciate and love.

The story does a fantastic job of keeping one's interest while simultaneously educating, which is nothing short of commendable. Admittedly, though, I was a little thrown by the idea that periods are the only punctuation that work--or are workaholics, I guess?--since it didn't really make a whole lot of sense to me. But ultimately, I'd like to introduce the story to my niece as I feel educational books are far better than any others and this one is pretty great at introducing the information in a fun way as well as explaining it further in depth down the road.

The artwork is wonderful and engaging, definitely something I see a lot of kids enjoying. And really, that's always one of the most important parts, getting the kids reading these books to <i>want</i> to pay attention to what's going on within the confines of the story rather than getting distracted by something else. I think the artwork plays a large role in accomplishing that. All in all, it's a pretty great book for your kids.

<i>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. </i>

This is a cute little colorful book on when to use periods. The periods are burly little construction workers here and they teach how they help people (telling you when to stop in a sentence, shortening abbreviations, etc.). It's a very brief picture book and not a complete lesson, though. The book does not compare how periods are different from other punctuation marks like exclamation points or semicolons, and at one point it says, "Periods do lots of jobs. There are so many other jobs we can't even squeeze them into this book." I found that a bit lazy and disappointing. The author could easily have a colorful page with more information at the end or something. Also, I had hoped he would deal with how periods are different from ellipses (...) but those are never mentioned either. It's a fun introduction, but you'll still need to supplement for a complete lesson for kids.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

Super cute explanation of periods. I didn't realize this was part of a series (including "Commas say take a break", "Question marks say what", etc.), but I will definitely be looking out to order a set of these. Wonderful, colorful illustrations and enough information without feeling like the book is work for kids to understand.

Periods Say “Stop” by Michael Dahl is a cute little book that teaches children all about how periods work in grammar. Periods are busy punctuation! Among other things, they end sentences, and enable abbreviation. At the end, there is a section bullet pointing the lessons, followed by some critical thinking questions. A perfect classroom teaching book!

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Capstone/ Picture Window Books for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

A great resource for K-3 classrooms. The charts at the back are a great reminder of when and where to use a period that children can easily go to for a quick reminder.
Great humourous illustrations that bring a bit more fun to the topic of punctuation.

A great resource to add to my book collection in my classroom! I loved the playful descriptions and the idea behind use of periods!

I’m a total grammar nerd, so of course so loved this book, but I also think it was extremely kid friendly while still teaching a lesson or two! This book would be a great addition to my library collection but I would also recommend it to teachers. At the primary level, teachers can use it to introduce the use of a period, but even in upper elementary grades this book would be a fun way to reinforce proper conventions. I loved the lighthearted humor in this book and the fact that it didn’t go too in depth to the point where it might lose the kids if they were to read it independently. The illustrations were so eye catching and I thought the color scheme was great! Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC!

Will definitely purchase for the library - great book for use in the ELA classroom. Suitable for 1st through 4th grades.

I loved this book. The illustrations were awesome and worked very well with teaching about periods. As a teacher of 5 years, I wish I’d had this book when teaching. Even though the book looks like it is for a younger crowd, I would still use it for teaching 4th grade. The visuals when teaching things like this are priceless no matter the age.

Cute easy read book for younger elementary about the uses of a period. This will be a good resource for teachers to share with students.