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Reach for this book when your child is in a wiggly, silly mood and needs a creative outlet for their energy. It is the perfect choice for a bedtime wind-down that focuses on laughter rather than quiet, or for a rainy afternoon when you want to spark a love for language through play. Ridicholas Nicholas is a vibrant collection of nonsense verse that reimagines the animal kingdom through a lens of absurd humor and clever wordplay. While the book is primarily a work of pure entertainment, it serves a deeper developmental purpose by building vocabulary and encouraging flexible thinking. By playing with the sounds and meanings of words like 'hornet' and 'hippo,' J. Patrick Lewis helps children see that language is a tool for invention. It is ideally suited for children ages 4 to 8 who are beginning to appreciate the 'wrongness' of a joke and who delight in the whimsical side of the natural world.
