Runny Babbit is full of the lighthearted verse familiar to Shel Silverstein fans, but the verses in this collection are also filled with spoonerisms: the first sounds of many of the words are transposed: “Use your slapkin, not your neeve,” says Runny’s mother.
    Silverstein has just transposed the initial letters; he’s left the spellings the same, so readers can figure out that “ne bice” means “be nice,” but your young reader may need help to figure out pronunciations and meanings.
    This book won’t appeal to every reader, but those who enjoy it will likely increase in fluency as they read more “villy serses.”
    The verses are mostly very short, so readers can sample a few at a time or read the book straight through.

Reading Level: can’t be determined.
Of interest to boys and girls

This review has been acquired and adapted from CleanTeenReads.com.

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