Jane Solomon is a lexicographer based in Oakland, California. She
spends her days writing definitions and working on various projects
for Dictionary.com. She's a member of the Unicode Emoji
Subcommittee, the group that decides what new emoji pop up on our
devices. Jane has a twin sister who is also a lexicographer.
Louise Lockhart is an illustrator living in an old mill in a small
town in England. She spends her days creating designs from little
paper cut outs and line drawings, dreaming up worlds where men
still wear suits and hats. As well as working as a freelance
illustrator, Louise also applies her illustrations to products for
the home, which she sells in her online shop The Printed Peanut.
'a fantastically fun family book'
* Let Them Be Small *
'fantastic for dipping into or reading right through ... some
wonderful notes at the beginning about the parts of speech, and how
to work out what a word means and how to pronounce it, as well as
some simple notes at the end about usage, and all written in a
bouncy light tone, which feels friendly and yet still
authoritative. Quite a frabjous book.' * Minerva Reads *
'will amaze even the most eloquent wordsmith (adult or child!)' *
Angels and Urchins *
'A fun, playful and clever book brimming with perplexing words ...
You could have a lot of fun just pronouncing the words, as well as
trying to get them into everyday language. A wonderfully whimsical
celebration of words.' * Just Imagine *
'A brilliant way to encourage children to appreciate the beauties
of our language and to extend their vocabulary and improve their
writing skills. Wonderful!' * Parents in Touch *
'EXCEPTIONAL. My mam and I just sat for a good half an hour finding
new words.' -- Steph * alittlebutalot, Twitter *
'GORGEOUS book. We started out with me quizzing 11-year-old, but
she found it more fun to quiz me.' -- Lynne Murphy, Professor at
Sussex University * Twitter *
'Highly recommended' * Gretchen McCulloch, Twitter *
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