The punctuation marks become characters themselves. They go on vacation and end up helping words that are in chaos. The "characters " exist outside of text. This feels like a missed opportunity to show how sentences and paragraphs lose meaning without punctuation. The characters aren't cute enough to be an attractive reason a child picks up the book. The "lesson" isn't a reason a teacher might use it. This felt like a missed opportunity.

Thanks so much to NetGalley for the free Kindle book. My review is voluntarily given, and my opinions are my own.

I absolutely love this book so much. The idea that all of the punctation marks think they are all overused and decide to go on vacation is so amazing! Writing would be total chaos without it. It's crazy enough when people don't use it during texting! On top of that, the illustrations were wonderful!

Would definitely recommend this!

This is an adorable story that explains the importance of punctuation in a really fun way. Readers learn how to use periods, commas, exclamation points, and question marks, through the flowing text. It includes colorful and fun illustrations that help immerse you in the story. The illustrations have so many details!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy!

My seven year old loved this! We homeschool, so it was a really good resource to start conversations surrounding punctuation… it’s not easy to make that fun!!
The illustrations are colourful, the story is engaging and if you’re a fan of books like The Day The Crayons Quit then you will thoroughly enjoy this one.

At first glance (based on the cover art and title), I assumed Punctuation to the Rescue might somehow be related to Naughty Ninja Takes a Bath, with its tagline, “Ninja to the Rescue!” However, this book takes a decidedly different direction, focusing instead on a lesson in the use and necessity of punctuation.

Younger children who aren’t yet reading may miss the nuances of the punctuation marks, though they can still enjoy the story’s action and humor. Early readers, on the other hand, may find it both entertaining and informative, especially with the introduction of the pilcrow, a symbol not often encountered at this age.

That said, the examples for the comma felt a little weak, and the period’s “big reveal” was unfortunately tied to a sentence fragment. I also would have preferred to see appreciation for other rarely celebrated punctuation, like the ellipsis, rather than the invented “love point.”

Overall, this was an enjoyable one-time read with some educational value.

Thanks to Fleecydale Press and NetGalley for the advance reading copy.

This book exceeded my expectations. For most picture books, the cover is a good indicator of the art and the story.
For this one, while the cover is good, I did not expect much, and picked it up because my child needs some more practice with punctuation.
I am an avid reader of children’s books and I sometimes read them even my child does not engage with them.
In this case, we were both engaged and entertained.
The art is original, and the story enhances your understanding of punctuation with a strong narrative and cute characters.
The beach setting was very cool.

Punctuation to the rescue is a cute tale of the importance of punctuation. My 2nd grader thought this was a silly story with an educational emphasis.

Thanks to Net Galley for this eARC. All opinions are my own.

This is a very cute little story about the importance of punctuation marks and how each one is used in a sentence but conveyed in a fun, colourful, wholesome way that young kids will likely enjoy! Each punctuation mark character brings to life their uses in a sentence - as in, Question asks questions, Comma pauses a lot, Exclamation exclaims a lot, etc. I thought the inclusion of old forgotten punctuation marks was a fun little ode, too.

Definitely a good, education read for younger kids!

Thank you Netgalley for the eARC.

This was an adorable book with delightful illustrations which managed to communicate the importance of punctuation in a wonderful manner.

I thoroughly enjoyed this children’s book where the punctuation marks develop personalities of their own and go on a grand adventure when they’re feeling unappreciated. I loved the illustrations of the residents of the island they land on, especially the words which made me laugh. I immediately wanted to show the book to my friends and family so they could delight in the images as well.

The plot was very cute, and particularly relevant in an era of texting where punctuation isn’t as highly used as it might have been previously. I will definitely continue to think of these punctuation characters for a long time. Would definitely recommend.

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Such a great way to explain punctuation. All of its uses and when and where they go. And they did it in such a cute kid friendly way too.

I’m a homeschooling mom of 5 and we love learning through an engaging story book. My younger ones really loved this and it helped punctuation lessons click a bit faster. I recommend this for anyone with younger elementary school children! Thanks so much to NetGalley for providing this ARC.

This would be a great book to use in an elementary classroom during reading/writing lessons that involve new punctuation. With the punctuation marks as main characters, students would be engaged in the story without realizing they are taking part in a punctuation lesson. Overall, a cute and clever read that younger students would enjoy!

“Punctuation to the Rescue” is a must have for classroom teachers. This is the perfect story to review punctuation while making it plenty humorous. It’s also a great way to introduce how to make your writing better with proper punctuation. I highly recommend it for school libraries, classroom collections, and homeschool families.
Thank you to NetGallery and Cheryl Olsten | Fleecydale Press for an advanced copy of this ebook in exchange for my honest review.

This was a cute book that might be a fun one to include in a primary teachers repertoire of writing or grammar books. It tells a story while teaching about proper punctuation.

Not sure this was working properly via pdf :( We were able to read the text and enjoy the story but there were no pictures! I look forward to us picking it up again soon though! Great message and we still loved reading it together :)

Loved how the island of words figured out they’d need punctuation to be complete! Also loved how punctuation just wanted to break away but realized how necessary they were! Loved the pictures and graphics and how they supported the plot. One point missing is quite literally the pause point of the comma. All other punctuation was explained why they were necessary and used in examples, but commas were not! Sad day! Overall - very cute book!

Punctuation to the Rescue a story of punctuation being under appreciated and they need an vacation. Exclamation point, question mark, and comma take off as they are not feeling the love. They find themselves in a land that words are in chaos and are there to the rescue.

I absolutely loved this book! It reminded me slightly of the day the crayons quit although the story is different. ! . , and ? Are cute, fun and hilarious characters who feel under appreciated but after their adventure and being used to save some interesting characters realise how useful they each are.

This book would be fantastic for using to teach those younger children the importance of punctuation and would be perfect for the teaching of punctuation in the classroom. The illustrations are delightful and detailed the pictures alone could ignite so much conversation but the story also lends itself to this. I would highly recommend and I will be going out to purchase this read.

I loved the concept of this book as I think a fun picture book illustrating different types of punctuation does fill a void. I just think this book got a little muddled down in the middle, and could’ve used a little tighter editing. I would recommend it for a teacher read aloud, perhaps in 1st grade, when they are teaching punctuation in class.

I absolutely adored this book. I read it with my 6 year old and we just laughed. I love the personification of the punctuation marks; such a fun was to teach that they don't even know they are learning. The illustrations were super cute.