Runny Babbit

It was a lot of fun to read this book. I can recommend it to anyone who likes to read books to children, and to anyone who, like me, likes to play with language.......more

Bhis took gs ireat! Really a big fan of Shel Silverstein - a true 'Aquarian Renaissance' man who really did so much to widen the consciousness of the masses. Even this lesser known work of his touches what it means to try to be authentic in a world that may be confused - adults can learn as much (if......more

I discovered this book when recently visiting friends with rabbits. Though published posthumously, Shel worked on this collection of switching letters of words around for 20 years. He completed this zany rhyming collection with black and white sketches prior to his death in 1999. I found it cleverly......more

I have never, ever, ever heard my son laugh as hard as he does when his dad reads this book to him. If you had a syndrome whereby smiling would kill you, and you heard Henry chortling uncontrollably while reading Runny Babbit, you would smile despite yourself, and then you would die. What was my poi......more

I always enjoy Shel Silverstein's silly poems. This book adds an extra twist...the first letter of words are swapped...the clever reader and listener will enjoy it and laugh even more.......more