Some time ago, we read Nimmi’s Dreadtastic Detective Days, and although it is longer than most of the other books I choose for Read, Write, Explore, we enjoyed it. It’s funny and engaging, and there’s so much we can do with the book!Nimmi's Bizuper Birthday is no different. Like in Lucky Girl, Nimmi finds herself eating (and sharing) all kinds of ... interesting ... foods. How can she admit that the chocolate-like things she distributes are jowar banana bites?The hapless Nimmi finds herself in one coil after another as she navigates her way through a birthday that is nothing short of bizuper. Portmanteau Words I love portmanteau words! When we put two words together—like bizarre and super to get bizuper—we have a portmanteau word. We’ll do a quick quiz about words that have come into being in exactly this way, before we go on to invent a few … [Read more...]