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There's a Wocket in my Pocket is yet another prime catch in the vast sea of delectable Dr. Seuss books. It's difficult to find a Dr. Seuss book one wouldn't recommend highly, and this is no exception. Seuss's simple rhymes are consistently as amusing as they are useful; his books are bastions of creative nonsense that simultaneously encourage the joy of wordplay.
This edition of the 1974 treasure features vibrant full-color illustrations, with the added bonus of a virtually indestructible board-book format. Kids can hunt for the zamp in the lamp, the jertain behind the curtain, even the nooth grush on the toothbrush, and no matter how exuberant their exploring gets, the book will remain intact for the next reading. (Ages 0 to 4)
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There's a Wocket in My Pocket is filled with bizarre creatures and rhymes: the nupboard in the cupboard, ghairs beneath the stairs, and the bofa on the sofa!
Customer Reviews:
Great book for kids learning about rhyming words........2007-10-19
I am a first grade teacher in Chicago. My students came to me, most of them not understanding rhyming words. Although we did many rhyming word activities I still had students who struggled to understand and make the connection. It wasn't until I read this book to them that those last few struggling students were able to understand! I was just as excited and had just as much fun reading this book to them as they did listening and telling me the rhyming words! They even got up to dance as I read the last page really fast!
Seuss w/o the Seuss.......2007-10-07
We have both the real versions of these Seuss classics and a few of these "bored" book versions... they have most of the original drawings, but not all. The text is quite different, especially in Wocket. The fun, clever rhymes that have charmed generations of kids are missing here -- the versions in the board book are quite different, and not as charming. Get the real thing, your kids deserve it.
That vug under the rug.......2007-05-10
This is my second favourite Dr Seuss book, the first being Fox in Socks. I read this recently to my daughter for the first time in over 20 years, and it was still so very funny, and the vug under the rug, still a little scary.
CLASSIC.......2007-04-07
THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN SAY IS THAT YOU CAN'T BEAT THE PRICES ON THESE BOOKS FROM AMAZON. THEY WERE MY FAVORITES AS A KID AND NOW I GET TO ENJOY THEM ALL OVER AGAIN WITH MY OWN CHILDREN.
Review: "There's a Wocket in my Pocket!".......2007-03-30
I think this book is one of the best Dr. Seuss books. I believe this is an easy and very understandable way for for little kids in pre school or in young elemetary grades such as 1st and 2nd graders. This is a way they may begin reading then eventually they will begin to read harder books. I think this is an excellent book and a way little children may begin to strenghten their reading and writing skills.
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The O'Reilly Factor isn't just the name of Bill O'Reilly's popular talk show on the Fox News Channel anymore--it's also the title of his book, which, appropriately enough, actually reads like a TV show. The narrative rarely proceeds for more than a few paragraphs before a bold-faced "This Just In" or "Bulletin" pops up on the page and breaks the stream of thought--sort of like a commercial interruption. This provides an ideal forum for O'Reilly to sound off on any number of topics with lots of verve but not too much depth. There are breezy chapters here on money, media, religion, race, and sex, among others. O'Reilly dislikes many things, and he isn't shy about sharing his opinions: "SUVs should be immediately outlawed," he rants. Here's O'Reilly on President Clinton: "What a ridiculous waste!" Attorney General Janet Reno is a "ridiculous, incompetent woman" and President Clinton's "primary 'enabler.'"
This is not a subtle book, and its bombastic approach would be even more grating if it weren't for several flashes of self-deprecation, such as when the author shares a negative piece of viewer mail, or when he writes, "In case you haven't noticed, I'm a cocky bastard." Sometimes O'Reilly's put-downs are creative and funny: "If God has a sense of humor, as I believe he does, [Al Sharpton and David Duke] will be sharing a sauna in the netherworld. With one thermostat." And he's good at illustrating his points with outrageous details. In criticizing the bloated federal budget, for instance, he points to these shockers: $230,000 for a study of housefly sex habits, $27,000 for an analysis of why prisoners want to escape, and $100,000 to find out why Americans don't like beets. (To which he replies: "Houseflies mate when no one is looking. Prisoners don't like prison. Beets don't taste good.") O'Reilly is often considered something of a conservative, but he can also play the blue-collar populist: "The rich want us to believe that anyone can make the quantum leap from bowling league to country club by just working a little harder. That's supposed to keep us motivated and quiet." Fans of his TV show will probably appreciate this cantankerous book. --John J. Miller
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The million-copy New York Times bestseller from the Fox News anchor who’s brought new excitement–and massive amounts of populist common sense and rock-solid honesty–to television news.
Now four seasons strong, Bill O’Reilly’s nightly cable news program, “The O’Reilly Factor,” is one of the hottest shows on the air. In book form, The O’Reilly Factor has sold over a million copies and spent fourteen weeks at the top of the New York Times bestseller list. Obviously, Bill O'Reilly has made his mark. His blunt, ironic, no-holds-barred style has earned him a devoted audience–friends and foes alike–who send him five thousand letters every week. And with the wit and intelligence that have made him one of the most talked-about stars in both television and publishing, O’Reilly continues to identify what’s right, what’s wrong, and what’s absurd in the political, social, economic, and cultural life of America.
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The million-copy New York Times bestseller from the Fox News anchor who's brought new excitement—and massive amounts of populist common sense and rock-solid honesty—to television news.
Now four seasons strong, Bill O'Reilly's nightly cable news program, "The O'Reilly Factor," is one of the hottest shows on the air. In book form, The O'Reilly Factor has sold over a million copies and spent fourteen weeks at the top of the New York Times bestseller list.
Obviously, Bill O'Reilly has made his mark. His blunt, ironic, no-holds-barred style has earned him a devoted audience—friends and foes alike—who send him five thousand letters every week. And with the wit and intelligence that have made him one of the most talked-about stars in both television and publishing, O'Reilly continues to identify what's right, what's wrong, and what's absurd in the political, social, economic, and cultural life of America.
"A lot of people love Bill O'Reilly, you see. Then again, a lot of people would like to punch Bill O'Reilly in the nose. The joke's on them, though. Bill O'Reilly, this brash New York guy with a brash show and a brash book, is becoming a huge media star."
NEW YORK OBSERVER
"He is a complicated man, at once belligerent and self-effacing, ambitious and determined to remain humble. He can be a loudmouth but also companionable. He is Everyman on a barstool, mad as hell, but with a wink."
NEWSWEEK
"This book bristles with assumptions, assessments, and attitudes that will either have you bobbing your head in agreement or shaking it in disbelief. No wonder O'Reilly's ratings are rising the way the stocks once did."
FORBES
"Personal anecdote meets political discourse in [The O'Reilly Factor] where O'Reilly is in a pure, heartfelt state. He's softhearted and enraged in equal measures. He's hard-driven and bemused by where his drive got him. He's the male sphinx as TV blabbermouth."
JAMES ELLROY, GQ
Customer Reviews:
we all love Bill Oreilly.......2007-09-20
Mr Bill if you read these notes don't forget that we love you alot and thanks for looking out for us
thanks
keep writing Bill we love you :_).......2007-09-16
My grandmother read this book out loud to me and we really enjoyed itI had a glass of warm milk and her cookies and I want her to read it again to me.I want to be just like Bill someday.This book is fun and never boring too.
Surprisely good for a conservative analysis........2007-08-07
OK, so O'Reilly would not label himself a conservative. However, most people have lumped him into that category. I am not sure that in itself is correct. O'Reilly seems intelligent and moderate in many things a conservative would not be. For example, on gay pride, he states that he has nothing against being gay, but don't show your displeasure in goofy marches. Any sex should be kept in the bedroom. This shows the common sense of Bill O'Reilly as opposed the goofy opinions of some conservative commentators. Bill O'Reilly makes intelligent summations in this book that are hard to argue against.
This is an intelligent read for the politically minded. Although, I think O'Reilly has a big ego, his opinions are wise and bear the test of time.
Someone's Opinion. Good or Bad, Treat it as Such........2007-06-04
"Bill O'reilly's personal view of many things affecting our society" pretty much sums this up. The topics range from raising a child to the media as it affects our society. Much of what he writes are his personal views and opinions.
Whether you believe them or not this book is good to read just to become familiar with someone's opinion who regularly reports on the topics written about. Whatever your opinion of him (good or bad) reading a book like this has it's merits either way. If you believe the opinions, you have another reference. If you don't believe the opinions, you have a contrasting viewpoint for your arguments.
What you should NOT do is buy this book hoping to form an opinion for yourself just from his opinions and suddenly agree or disagree what he says without checking into it.
---*** THE BOTTOM LINE ***---
This book is someone's opinion. Treat it as such.
That being said, it is worthwhile to read and would be ideal to borrow, but worth purchasing as well.
A book to share.......2007-01-19
This is a book to share. "It's o.k that you don't know...but once you DO know, you have a responsibly to share the information"
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- I got my son to read!
- Tra-la-laaa!
- fantastic read
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Clearly one epic novel could never contain the hugely disgusting tale of the Bionic Booger Boy; it makes perfect sense that his story would spill out into Dav Pilkey's seventh epic novel in the Captain Underpants series, Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers.
It all started in the sixth epic novel when Melvin Sneedly, a nerd, invented a "combine-o-thingy" that morphed Melvin, a robot, and (accidentally) mucus from his sneeze and created the monstrous Bionic Booger Boy. Unfortunately, in the chaos that ensues, the school principal Mr. Krupp's brain switches to Melvin's body and vice versa (making for a very unhappy school secretary). The diabolical Melvin becomes power-hungry when he realizes that he might be able to keep Mr. Krupp's Captain Underpants superpowers for himself! Can George and Harold stop Melvin from tyrannizing the school--and the world--in his new guise as principal and superhero?
Pilkey's heavily illustrated books with comic-book inserts, "flip-o-rama" animation, and loads of gross-out humor are guaranteed to delight elementary-school boys. (Ages 8 and older) --Karin Snelson
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Just when they thought they were out, it pulls them back in! Our heroes beat the Bionic Booger Boy, but they forgot about those rascally Robo-Boogers. Join George, Harold, Mr. Krupp, Melvin Sneedly, and Sulu the Bionic Hamster on an adventure that will take them into the deepest regions of outer space and back through time to the mysterious and uncharted world of the day before yesterday! It's a monster-mashin', robo-wranglin', time-travelin', brain-switchin', nose-pickin' good time!
Customer Reviews:
I got my son to read!.......2007-10-18
My son HATES to read. He needs the extra practice. I actually dont have to fight with him to read these books!
Tra-la-laaa! .......2007-09-23
I have two boys, 6 & 7 who have loved the cottony-captain for two years now. Both have been reading CU on their own since 1st grade. We have them all in their goopy, gross gloriousness. They're always good to go back to EXCEPT they are poorly bound(I mean the paperback ones) and fall apart and ours are all taped together. Boo for the binding, yahoo for the silly content that keeps two wild things still enough to read.
fantastic read.......2007-05-09
This series of books are a fantastic read. They keep my 7 and 5 year olds very amused and I get a laugh out of them as well. I would highly recommend them.
Neat , Nasty & Naughty.......2006-03-11
Yes, it took something totally "disgusting" to get my seven year old hooked on reading......but hey, I am not complaining. He is now carrying a book wherever he goes....who would have thought? When someone can get a kid to pick up a book and take along instead of the game boy.....well....just amazing!
They are very cute and not nearly as nasty as the titles imply!
under wear man.......2005-12-20
This book was cool because if you had a guy in town that flew in his under pants that would be awsome. And how cool would that be if you a giant robot whit bogers all over so now you now ho cool this book is.
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Winged baby hippopotami nest in a tree, crocodiles fall in love, and Frankenstein monsters attend a self-help seminar—all part of these writing activities that teach important skills in a challenging and interesting way.
Customer Reviews:
Only for younger students.......2006-06-15
Pay attention to the grade ranges on this teaching resource because it is definitely aimed for younger middle school and elementary students. Its format, illustrations, and humor play well with younger kids but fall flat with high school students who find it demeaning. Unfortunately, our department ordered it from an English resource catalog that advertised it as being for middle and high school students. Uh-uh.
Thumbs up for Downwrite Funny.......2005-09-10
Great ideas! The format on each page is uncluttered and interesting for students to read.
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This hysterical collection of stories of actual crimes committed by clumsy crooks and fumbling felons will have you laughing out loud at painfully dumb attempts at crime. Illustrated.
Customer Reviews:
stupid laughter!.......2006-10-02
Americas dumbest criminals is full of stupid laughter!It has a bunch of little stories put together in one book!One of my favorite ones is about a guy that goes into a bank and tries to rob it but the bank calls the police and the guy starts running away from the police but they still caught him because he was robbing the bank at night and he was wearing light up shoes so the police could see him running!
Lame.......2006-03-31
Perhaps the problem is in the presentation. Stories like these are better told by a witty reporter than printed in a book. While many of the stories were entertaining, I felt like many of them fell flat. Some of the stories were mere coincidences that lacked humor. Others just did not seem to fit under the title of the book. An undercover cop suckering a drug dealer is only amusing so many times.
I did gain some enjoyment from this book. Because many of the stories are based in the Chicago area, the proximity made that stories more relevant to me. Aside from these stories, I could have lived without this book.
Hilarious!!!!.......2005-09-29
I never cease to be amazed by how stupid some people can be. These stories literally had me laughing so hard that I dropped the book on the floor. I've read several different collections about dumb criminals but this one is by far the best. This book had me cracking up. If you have not yet read this book, pick up a copy because it is well worth it!
Obsolete and objectionable .......2005-04-17
This book delivers what it promises, but I'm not sure that it promises anything special.
It is essentially a collection of humorous cop stories, told to the authors by policemen who, by dint of their occupation, always seem to have an amusing anecdote or two.
Most of the 100 stories are amusing, a few are very funny, and a fair number just fall flat. While browsing through this book is good for a chuckle, I think you could probably get the same exact chuckle by browsing through the internet for similar subject matter.
Even though this is a light-hearted book that is more concerned with entertaining the reader than making a statement, I still couldn't help but be bothered by the politics of the authors, and even more so by the brashness with which they assert those politics.
The introduction relates an anecdote about the authors trying to get the members of a police station to work with them. They explain to the police chief that they think that criminals are glorified in shows like COPS. I had to reread this to make sure I had understood it correctly. COPS glamorizes criminals? In my experience, COPS usually makes criminals look subhuman. Anyhow, the police chief agrees to work with the authors on the condition that they make the criminals look like "coldhearted dumbasses," and show the police force as being "professional at all times." I was shocked to hear that the authors were basically agreeing to cover up any professional misconduct they encountered, and to make the criminals look as bad as possible. And they were bragging about this bargain in the introduction!
Looked at in this light, some of the stories seem a little sinister. The last one in the book tells about an escaped convict who was attempting to hide from a search party. The convict mistakenly thinks he is backing into a hog-shed, when in reality he is backing through a single wall, and the surrounding policemen come up on his rear end poking into the air, with the convict apparently thinking he is hidden from view. There's a quote from a cop that says they "didn't know whether to turn the dogs loose on him, read him his rights, or just give him a good swift kick." Supposedly, they read him his rights, but given the deal that the authors made in the beginning, why should the reader assume that the man wasn't subjected to either of the other two (highly illegal) options?
This is just one of many examples of the "punchline" being that an apprehended suspect gets physically hurt in some way. In one case, after a man (nonviolent offender) is taken into custody and handcuffed, a couple of dogs attack him, biting him several times before the arresting officer could drive the dogs off. The authors write that this is a stellar example of taking a bite out of crime. Har he har har!
Joking about physically abusing a prisoner just isn't that funny to me, and it would be even less funny to the people who are facing long jail terms as a result of their crimes. Just because a person has been convicted of a crime and is paying the price doesn't mean that they deserve our ridicule, especially not mean-spirited ridicule that is specifically designed to make them look like coldhearted dumbasses.
Those political objections aside, this book is somewhat amusing to flip through, but as I said, you could find the same type of material on the web for free.
America's Dumbest Criminals.......2003-11-21
This was a pretty good book, very amusing. It was about dumb criminals doing, of course, dumb things. It is too bad that all crimes aren't as funny or easy to solve. One of the stories in this book was titled BAD BRIBES. this story started when a man drove through a red traffic light right in front of a cop, if this wasn't enough to get the motorist into the book, when the officer pulled the motorist over, the motorist offered him a massage as a bribe, it turns out that the motorist was a masseur. fortunately the officer wasn't in the mood, maybe the gentleman just rubbed the officer the wrong way.
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Ridiculous Faith takes the search for faith beyond clichés and formulas. The Bible doesn't give us formulas-it gives us stories of real people with real doubts and real shortcomings and, most important, a real God who delivers on real promises. This book examines these real people and the way God worked in their lives.
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Ridiculous Faith is Astonishing Faith.......2007-10-07
In a culture where so many long for relationship and so many more long to hear a Word from God - `Ridiculous Faith' provides both.
Shundrawn takes biblical principles, roots them in the reality of `daily life,' and, shows the reader how to connect and interact with our amazing King of Kings. The author's objective is strengthening the reader's walk of faith and it's an objective that is impressively accomplished. If you desire to build Christ-like character and rock-solid faith, you will not find a better enabler.
More than you expect - Much more than you hoped for.......2007-03-16
An absolutely fabulous book on faith. This book goes beyond pop thinking, prosperity messages, and traditional sunday school notions of faith. Personally I think it introduces a whole new level of understanding of faith as illustrated by the personalities of the Bible. I think this book is destined to be a classic. One caution - do not let the easy reading style and succint summaries of Bible narrative cause you to miss the supernatural insights packed into this book. I read this book 3 times and now everytime I read the gospel narratives and old testament passages I think again on many of the insights that this book first gave. The opening discussion of David's faith is amazing considering I have heard this story over a 100 times without seeing what Shundrawn Thomas saw. Life changing faith in Christ is the most important concept in Christianity - read this book, have God change your life through a new understanding of His Word and then buy copies to give to your friends. This book will lead you to more than you expected and much more than you hoped for . . .but then again that's exactly what real faith in Christ should do!
Faith Journey.......2006-08-25
In "Ridiculous Faith" Shundrawn Thomas presents our faith in a very exciting and accessible way. Firmly rooted in Scripture - including short but powerful selections from several Bible translations - Mr. Thomas offers Scripture as guideposts to how we can get more out of life. I enjoyed the book immensely and recommend it to anyone interested in developing a richer Faith journey.
Inspiring & Insightful Book.......2006-07-15
Ridiculous Faith is a powerful book in which Shundrawn Thomas brings fresh insight to the Word of God. Bible stories and passages you may have heard a million times before take on a new meaning in this book. Ridiculous Faith opened my eyes to what it means to really step out in faith and follow God. The book is very well written and an enjoyable read. A true encouragement to all believers as we go through the highs and lows of living out our faith on a daily basis.
Customer Reviews:
Funny, insightful, and helpful........2007-03-25
This is a great book. I like animals but I'm happy if I can just identify things around the neighbourhood, never mind travelling to Africa to watch migrants. Slinger gives a lot of helpful tips for the beginning birder. Particulars of the birds mentioned are specific to North America, but I got my copy secondhand from the Singapore National Library booksale - the general guidelines will be helpful to anyone anywhere in the world who's interested in birdwatching (e.g. how to pick a pair of binoculars, how to use a field guide, etc.)
I'm on my second reading. Nuff said........2006-07-25
How -- and why -- to pish.
The four courtship patterns of birds.
How to pronounce pyrrhuloxia.
How birds have solved the diaper problem.
Why to visit Niagara Falls in November.
On being a dork.
And other essential information for birders.
I'm glad I bought it.
I learned (a lot) & laughed (a lot) -- Is that possible?.......2004-09-02
A well-written book about birds; their behavior, their beauty, their evolution, and their ability to make humans do stupid things just to see them. This book is funny and informative...it's not a field guide, but a "Birds-for-Dummies".
My only negative comment is that the footnotes, as mentioned by another reviewer, become distracting after a time. As I got towards the end of the book, I would complete reading a page and only then check out the footnotes. If they offered additional information I'd refer back to the text, if not, I didn't have to break my concentration to refer to a often silly remark.
This is one book that I will keep right next to my collection of Sibley's, Peterson's, and Audubon Field Guides. A perfect gift for your birding friend, relative, co-worker (c'mon we all have one) that seems to have everthing.
knowledgeable, funny.......2002-07-13
Slinger is knowledgeable, irreverent, interesting, clear, funny, and very well worth reading. There are times when his breezy off-hand style seems a little forced, and his review of bird identification is basically a waste of space; but the book is a highly original approach to birding, and has much valuable information written in such an engaging light-hearted manner that I think every serious -- and not-so-serious -- birder would enjoy it.
The field guide companion for right-brained people.......2002-04-28
I've never been able to enjoy technical manuals, and that is what most bird books are. This is a back-stage pass into birding. It reminds me of another all-time great manuals, Kayak, by the late William Nealy. I will never give another field guide without a companion copy of this wonderful, funny, engaging book.
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Sue Ellen Cooper, bestselling author of The Red Hat Society: Fun and Friendship After Fifty and one of the founders of this bourgeoning group--which increases by 100 chapters a day--provides the foreword, and the animated character Ruby Red Hat hosts the proceedings in high style and high spirits.
There's no doubt that the "Red Hats" are an amazing phenomenon. Not only did the book written by its founders stay on the New York Times' Bestseller List for weeks, but more and more women over 50 just keep catching the wave and joining the movement. And what could be better for the now nearly one million members who celebrate fun and friendship than scrapbooking? They'll all rush to those shoeboxes filled with photos and come to this brightly illustrated volume to see how to do it in the inimitable, adventurous Red Hat way. Fifteen sections, organized by particular "Red-Hat-isms"-such as Dress for Excess and Exercise Your Funny Bone-are introduced by Ruby Red Hat, who's always garbed in the appropriate manner for each particular theme. The nearly 80 projects include both flat album-type pages as well as spectacular dimensional ideas for gift boxes, invitations, and other designs. Readers will also appreciate 9 pages of patterns-not to mention the wit and wisdom they'll find along with the techniques.
A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.
Customer Reviews:
Good collection.......2007-07-18
I have no idea what the Red Hat Society really is, but lots of the layouts shown were great. Very attractive book. I picked it up for ideas and got plenty!
Scrappin' with Hattitude!.......2006-08-23
There are so many fun ways to create pages for Red Hatters!!! I also had to purchase a copy of this book, not for just the great ideas of scrapbooking but because I'm featured in a couple of the photos. If you're a Red Hatter this is one book to have!
Mostly photos of scrapbook pages.......2006-01-23
I purchased this book because on the Red Hat Society site it said it had nearly 100 projects in it. In actual count there are 26 actual craft projects, plus 72 photos of finished scrapbook pages. Lots of cute ideas but don't think you're getting nearly 100 different "projects".
Book pages are about 9" square and the photos of the scrapbook pages are about 7" square. Excellent, clear photography showing all the design ideas. Each scrapbook page has a little box with a description of the page contents or techniques. The scrapbook pages are almost all very gaudy with expensive embellishments, I would guess to be prepared to spend up to $10 per page if you copy them.
The projects include a Bra Purse made from a large red bra (I gotta do this one!), table accessories, Christmas ornaments, invitations, bags, tags, books, boxes, a Royal Sceptre, and more.
There are lots of tips and techniques sprinkled throughout, humorously presented.
A good price here on amazon, I paid $20 for it at the Red Hat Society site.
Customer Reviews:
Bucks man admits attacking house; must go to Florida.......2001-11-05
If you like words and aren't opposed to humor, this book will have you laughing your brains out within the first 5 minutes. Not every headline is funny to everyone, but there are so many in here that no matter what your style is, you will be laughing and you will be enjoying it. The absurdity of everyday life has never been so enjoyable. Yay for Jay!
You need this book-- 10 isn't a high enough rating..........1998-04-19
When I first bought this book, I was expecting a few good laughs... what I got was amazing. I cracked open the book and cracked a grin, a few pages later I was chuckling, a couple misprints later, howling... after about five minutes with this, I was reduced to nearly to tears with sides so sore and so out of breath, I was worried I had to stop before I got a hernia or a heart attack, but I couldn't. You cannot set this book down willingly, and it would take a major nuclear war to get me to part with it in the middle. Still, I don't recommend taking this out in public-- you'll be laughing and twitching like you were insane. I loaned it to a friend of mine one day... he got kicked out of study hall for laughing too hard.
With headlines like "Dead man found in cemetary", "Mimes banned for abusive language" and "USPS begins program to help 'stamp out literacy'" you can see what I mean here. And that's just the tip of the iceberg-- these aren't even the best ones in the book. Sure, you can't give Leno all the credit (that goes to the many, many editors across the world who screwed up) but his observations on many of these articles were hilarious. Once you have this book, you just begin to wonder how you ever survived without it.
This is probably the funniest book I ever read--even over Dave Barry's. Somehow, a 10 doesn't seem adequate to describe it.
One last note to parents, though: don't let your young kids see this book... some of the misprints are ones that get a little blue.
Book Description
What is a Spoonerism? How many syllables are in a Haiku? What makes a palindrome a palindrome? The answers to these questions and many more are in this witty and wise collection, which invites readers to discover the joy of language and introduces them to literary and historical figures from Shakespeare and Gertrude Stein to Mel Brooks and Zbigniew Brzezinski. The twenty-three poems are accompanied by educational and entertaining explanatory notes, as well as a glossary, making this book perfect for classroom use. With bold, graphic illustrations by New Yorker cover artist Ha, this book is sure to entice people of all ages - even those suffering from poetryphobia (from the Greek; fear of poetry).
Customer Reviews:
Great on all levels.......2007-01-11
The suggested age on this one is way off. I would say this could be:
entertaining to the young ones.(3-6)
great intro to styles of poetry (7-9)
helpful in writing your own poetry (7-100)
The bottom of each page has great insights, written as if the author was chatting with you;telling you where some of the ideas came from for the poem on that page.
This is a great classroom tool as well as a fun reading book at home.
The wonderful world of words.......2002-12-12
Amusing and thought provoking. My 12 yo son and I read this together from the library, and he wouldn't take it back! Gramma bought it for him for his birthday. The authors use many different literary styles, and sneak in lots of education. We have memorized many of the selections. This also stimulated us to continue word play and to write some poetry of our own.
Open their minds ...and your own.......2002-04-20
*****
Imagine a book that has a whole collection of fun games that ignite a child's love of language. Imagine a child getting excited about homonyms, and even vowels! (as in "Murder most vowel" - a game you'll want to play along with them). Imagine a compendium of playful ways to exercise your childýs language skills (and your own, by the way) through the mental calisthenics and verbal acrobatics presented in this highly imaginative book.
This book will excite a child's mind, and thrill your own, as together you travel on an adventure of discovering the power that lies hidden beneath "ordinary" words. This book excites kids -- of ALL ages. If you don't have any kids whom you can read this with, then have no fear; just tell people it's for a "nephew" or "student" and buy the book for yourself.
I myself am all ýgrown upý so I have to read it on the sly when I'm not around actual children, but when I do I canýt wait to find some more ýkidsý to share it with.
Because itýs pure fun, and you donýt have any other book like itý yet.
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