The Wonderful O

imagine a wrld withut the letter . a wrld withut chicken ndle sup r the mn (well...). where peple can eat ham but nt prk. it is very cmplicated, and incnsistent in its legislatin. but still pretty fun, and it's a kids bk, s we can ignre the little hiccups in lgic. and, n, it's nt written withut the......more

This book was one of my favorites when I was about eight, and I read it innumerable times. I can still remember many passages verbatim. In case you don't know it, here is a brief summary of the plot. Two disreputable pirates, Black and Littlejack, arrive at the island of Ooroo. They have reason to b......more

I like The Wonderful O as much now as I did when I first read it at age 8. If you haven't come across it, imagine that George Orwell and Lewis Carroll got drunk one night and decided to collaborate on a short children's book. No description will do it justice. But to give you a taste of what you're......more

Sort of like OULIPO for kids. Or would it just be a kind of Perec for kids? Or maybe just a warning to kids to stay away from people who discriminate against particular vowels, and try to rid the world (or the text) of them. Pirates attack a small island. When they find no treasures the head pirate......more

While James Thurber might be best known for his wonderfully illustrated short stories, especially The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Other Pieces, he penned some tales for children, and The Wonderful O is one. Like the best children’s stories though — think The Chronicles of Narnia, The Book Thief,......more