From the legendary creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and The Giving Tree comes an unforgettable new character in children's literature.
Welcome to the world of Runny Babbit and his friends Toe Jurtle, Skertie Gunk, Rirty Dat, Dungry Hog, Snerry Jake, and many others who speak a topsy-turvy language all their own.
So if you say, "Let's bead a rook That's billy as can se," You're talkin' Runny Babbit talk, Just like mim and he.
And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein!
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"This was some classic Shel Silverstein, but WHOA, I felt like I had some kind of reading disorder trying to keep up with the mixed up letters in poem form. My brain is still trying to unscramble itself. I guess that's the point, though! :) " — Tiffany (4 out of 5 stars)
"This was some classic Shel Silverstein, but WHOA, I felt like I had some kind of reading disorder trying to keep up with the mixed up letters in poem form. My brain is still trying to unscramble itself. I guess that's the point, though! :) "
“Potential yook of the bear.”
“Children will love these clever poems and without prompting will probably create their own, unaware that they are focusing on a key reading skill: phonemic awareness. This is a treasure.”
“A fun-filled new offering…Children who have some fluency in reading will enjoy this bonsensical nook the most.”
“Kids will instantly adopt the infectious wordplay on the subjects straight from their daily lives: Will it be a ‘peanut jutter and belly’ or ‘sam handwich’ for lunch?”
" I cannot speak after I read this book. This book gives you a total speech impediment after you read it. LOVE IT!!! "
" My kids really liked this billy sook, but I thought it was annoying to read out loud. "
" I learned that you should try to speak well and poeple should be encourege to right some poems. "
" Funny to read with your kids! "
" its a tongue twister:) "
" I got this book at Powell's bookstore in Portland. I was with my fabulous friends Heather and her daughter, Laura. "
" Just reading the title makes me talk funny! It makes me want to say this was a "geally rood" book! "
" Fun with spoonerisms! "
" I actually can't read this book! Because if I do, I start talking backwards! "
" I love Shel Silverstein's children's poetry. He is amusing, weird, all-out funny, and very creative. "
" As always, Shel Silverstein has come up with a cute book. It takes a bit to read through it, especially if reading out loud.....your brain wants to read it properly, rather than as it's written. "
" I love Shel Silverstein and thought that this book was brilliant and fun to read. "
" This book was fun for me and the kids alike. The kids like to hear dad talk funny and I enjoyed the subtle nuances and humor Silverstein puts in his books. "
" based on transposing beginning sounds this is a silly poetry collection "
" We love this book -if you want to know what Cooking for Linderella is all about - read this book ;) "
" AMAZING BOOK FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!! "
" I like this book. The words are mixed up and some are hard to read but they are funny. My favorite poem is Pea Soup. "
" Read this to my child and was suprised it was a challenge to read. "
" i like this book because it was funny when you had to read backwards and it was kind of hard to i did something else i first think what i tought it was so then it was very easy "
" DECODING skills! Amazing! "
" runny has a firlgriend. "
" Niece got it from the library so I read it real quick. It was indeed silly. "
" This is one of Sophie's very favorite books. She can re-read it a million times and never get bored. The way Shel changes words so similar to pig latin makes this one of his more interesting books. "
" Great fun to read aloud! "
" Although reading this book out loud requires a tremendous amount of concentration, it always has my little ones laughing their lilly sittle heads off! And me as well... "
" Favorite Shel Silverstein. "
" A wonderful book and fun to read with kids. My 9 year old especially enjoys this, it's right up his alley. "
" This thing cracks us up every time! "
" It was a good but very confusing book because almost every word was jumbled up!!!!! "
" This book is hard to read out loud, perhaps that's the point. "
" Fun to read just for fun! "
" Fun idea, hard to read and follow. "
" If it can make kids and adults laugh out loud, it's a good one! "
" Great creative reading for kids. Especially fun for parents to try reading this after a couple of drinks. "
" I loved it. It was really funny. "
" I love this book. I use this in class visits and outreaches with kids of all ages. I usually pair it with Jabberwocky (illustrated by Graeme Base). Then play word games. LOVE IT! "
Shel Silverstein (1930–1999) is the author-artist of many beloved books of prose and poetry. He was a cartoonist, playwright, poet, performer, recording artist, and Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated songwriter. Shel’s A Light in the Attic was the first children’s book to break onto the New York Times Bestseller List, where it stayed for a record-breaking 182 weeks. The last book that was published before his death in 1999 was Falling Up, which, like his other books, is filled with unforgettable characters.
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