Learning with eats shoots leaves at the end of the book there is a two page illustrated spread titled why these commas really do make a difference for each set of sentences there are thumbnails of the illustrations and an explanation of the function of the commas in the sentences. A cartoon look at comma usage and how its misuse can make a sentence completely change and go awry its a funny companion appropriate for children to the authors similarly titled book eats shoots leaves the zero tolerance approach to punctuation weve enjoyed both books. Eats shoots leaves why commas really do make a difference truss lynne timmons bonnie on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers eats shoots leaves why commas really do make a difference. Then an editor at penguin new york suggested an illustrated book doing just one job showing how commas can change the sense of a sentence and i thought this was an idea of genius readers of eats shoots leaves had loved the examples of how sense could be changed by re punctuating. Illuminating the comical confusion the lowly comma can cause this new edition of eats shoots leaves uses lively subversive illustrations to show how misplacing or leaving out a comma can change the meaning of a sentence completelythis picture book is sure to elicit gales of laughter and better punctuation from all who read it