Through a brief story, each book demonstrates multiple uses of one punctuation mark: Ahmed, for instance, uses exclamation points when he makes the soccer team (Exciting!). Different-color type effectively highlights each in-text use of the featured punctuation mark. The stories are slight, but the repeat characters' enthusiastic, friendly faces may engage readers. A list of each mark's key functions is appended. [Review covers these Punctuation Station titles: "What Did You Say? (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

K-Gr 2-Brief stories explain concepts clearly, while retro illustrations depict a recurring cast of diverse schoolmates correcting written work by adding specific punctuation marks. Each offering begins with a concise explanation of the general functions of punctuation and particular marks; specific marks are highlighted in color on covers and within stories. Each book reinforces others, since examples of different punctuation marks are used in each title. Each volume concludes with a reminder about how and when to use the marks, and examples are provided. A quibble about the commas volume: there are examples of commas separating a person being addressed from the rest of the sentence (e.g., "Take a pause, Paul"), but this rule isn't clarified anywhere. VERDICT These very basic introductions will work best when accompanying classroom instruction. © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.