About This Book
Reach for this book when your child has recently mastered basic decoding and is starting to realize that language can be a tool for humor and social connection. It is the perfect choice for the kid who wants to be the family entertainer or the student who finds traditional reading drills a bit dry. Rather than a linear narrative, this is a treasury of verbal gymnastics including spoonerisms, rebuses, and knock-knock games. The book focuses on the joy of discovery and the pride that comes with 'getting' a joke. It celebrates creativity and curiosity by inviting the reader to manipulate sounds and letters. For the 5 to 8 year old range, it offers a wonderful confidence boost, as it turns the difficult work of learning to read into a series of successful punchlines and puzzles. It is a vintage gem that remains a powerful way to bond over the silly side of literacy.
What Parents Should Know
Sensitive Topics
None. The book is entirely secular, lighthearted, and focused on the mechanics of language. There are no depictions of trauma or sensitive social issues.
Ideal Reader
An early elementary student (first or second grade) who is a bit of a 'class clown' or a 'logic lover.' This is specifically for the child who might struggle with long paragraphs of prose but lights up when given a specific task or a joke to tell at the dinner table.
