Today's word is shoo

Topical!

Wow, how about those Oscars, huh?

Anyway, that’s my attempt at topical blogging over with. All I really have to say today is: CAN YOU BELIEVE IT’S BEEN A WHOLE YEAR SINCE THE GENIUSNESSNESS OF THE VERY US ARTISTS’ MY FIRST SING-ALONG DICTIONARY?!?!? Oops, seems I accidentally hit Caps Lock, italics, bold and several extra punctuation marks there, but the point remains... If you’ve forgotten just how good the gang’s gaggle of ditties based on MFD entries was, here’s a little reminder in the form of an album trailer:

Yes, an “album trailer”... Whatever will they think of next?

Today's word is transferable

Today's word is street

Today's word is useless

Release!

A quick post to let you know that the print version of My First Dictionary is indeed out today in spectacular bookular form. Thanks to everyone who’s bought (or plans to buy) a copy... I hope you enjoy it!

I also got my first review a couple of days ago, in The Boston Globe:

Click here to continue reading

Today's word is dear

Incoming!

With only a couple of days remaining until the release of the My First Dictionary book, I thought I’d give you a sneaky peek at the back cover:

Alongside words previously featured here on this very blog, the 192-page magnum opus comprises over 50% entirely new content, including vocab tests, flashcards and entries guaranteed never to appear online!

Who makes these guarantees? I DO! (Oh, and my publishing contract.) Besides, have you ever known italics to lie?

Nope.

Click here to buy, or check out your local Amazon.

Insight!

Here’s a little treat for you today – a snippet from the genuine 1940s children’s dictionary that supplies the illustrations for My First Dictionary. As you can see, the original authors weren’t entirely without their own streak of black humour...

Today's word is nickname

Today's word is discuss

Today's word is stuck

Today's word is duration

Today's word is mischievous

Today's word is patient

Today's word is trip

Today's word is bump

Today's word is powder puff

Today's word is suit

Today's word is gawk

Today's word is seconds

Today's word is occupy

Today's word is hurrah

Today's word is pact

Mystery!

I’d like to point loyal My First Dictionary-heads in the direction of an upcoming project by the Very Us Artists, whom you’ll remember were responsible for the brilliantly twisted Sing-Along Dictionary songs earlier this year. Again mixing music, images and suitably dark reading material, they’ve conceived a unique, immersive experience called Foreshadows: The Ghosts of Zero, which, quite frankly, I can’t wait to get my hands, eyes and ears on... and possibly some other body parts too, depending on how much I like it.

Please check it out and, if you like the sound of it as much as I do, please also consider sponsoring it, for which you can receive all sorts of intriguing goodies – the best of which, to my mind, is an official My First Sing-Along Dictionary CD & book set. Yes, you really can get your mitts on one of these rare and wonderful items! But don’t do it because I want you to. Do it because you want you to... and I just know you do!

Today's word is take

Today's word is magic

Today's word is word

Today's word is obliterate

Today's word is arrive