I have to admit...I'm a Jon Agee fan. Terrific and The Retired Kid are great picture books. Jon Agee's Palindromania is a collection of amazing palindromes (think words like Mom, Dad, race car, except in longer phrases and even sentences!).I am currently gushing over Orangutan Tongs: Poems to Tangle Your Tongue, a collection of deceptively simple looking sentences that do not flow smoothly off of your tongue. I visited some grade school students this morning and judging from their laughter, they liked it too.
With great illustrations, sly jokes, and word combinations that induce giggles, this is a book to share aloud with your young ones. Gradeschoolers especially get why this is funny. It's great for them to see a grownup struggling with words and still enjoying it. What happens if "you offer moose muesli" or "should you shove a surly soldier"? For extra fun, have a word hunt with your child for other weird word combinations.
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