Dear Deer
Storytime for Kids
- Published
- April 5, 2026
- Duration
- 4:18
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- May 24, 2026
Discusses kids, family.
Summary
Dear Deer, written and illustrated by Gene Barretta, is an educational children's book designed to teach the concept of homophones. The story is framed as a letter from Aunt Ant to her nephew, a deer, describing the various animals she encounters after moving to a zoo. Each page features wordplay where terms that sound identical but have different meaning…
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Dear Deer, written and illustrated by Gene Barretta, is an educational children's book designed to teach the concept of homophones. The story is framed as a letter from Aunt Ant to her nephew, a deer, describing the various animals she encounters after moving to a zoo. Each page features wordplay where terms that sound identical but have different meanings—such as moose and mousse or whale and wail—are used to create humorous situations. The author utilizes watercolor illustrations to visually r
Themes
- kids
- family