"Leave it to Beamer" is a children's book series about a young boy, Beamer, who dreams up wild, imaginative ideas for where he believes English idioms and other figures of speech may have come from. And in the end, Beamer also learns the true meanings of these silly sayings.
In this story, Beamer learns about the English Idiom - Don't Let the Cat Out of the Bag.
Grown-ups sure have a funny way of saying things. The other day my Mom told me she was holding a cat in a bag and she didn't want me to let it out. Why would someone put a cat in a bag? And why wouldn't they let it out? Hmmmmm.
In Don't Let the Cat Out of the Bag, Beamer imagines a kingdom of mice who have to fight off the evil cat Meowzer and stop him from taking over their kingdom. And in the end, Beamer learns the true meaning of this silly saying.
At the back of the book, young readers will also learn what an idiom is, what this particular idiom means, where this particular idiom originated from, and why we use it today.
The Leave it to Beamer children's book series is a fun, humorous, imaginative book series that is geared towards children ages 2-8. However, since these books also help to teach English idioms are also great for children ages 9-12.