"An elementary exploration of word play and attitude in poetry, introducing puns, stanzas, and limericks as well as poets such as Edward Lear. Includes a writing exercise"--

Product Description: Fruit Cake is an interactive, witty book which kids aged five and over will just love! It takes a funny look at words, phrases and puns associated with fruit, such as limelight or Big Apple, and is a great way for kids to have fun with creative word play and learn how language works...read more

An illustrated collection of verses, tongue twisters, riddles, and seemingly endless tales all of which feature a play on words and images

Brian Cleary makes up his own Tom Swifties (These are my underpants, Tom said briefly). He pokes fun at the inconsistency of the English language (And what about the ox? Youll find/The plural word is oxen./ But if 2 foxes do their wash, /Are foxen cleaning soxen?) He writes his own definitions (Benign: What you are after you be eight). He presents a dazzling display of pangrams, anagrams, and even word diagrams. Add Pat Sandys wryly humorous illustrations to the mixture, and this book is guaranteed laughter.

Product Description: Language skills will fly through the air with the greatest of ease as kids join in The Circus of Words. Children of all ages are delighted by anagrams, palindromes, acrostics, alliteration, riddles, and puns, yet few books on wordplay are addressed to middle-schoolers...read more

A witty and wise collection of twenty-three poems is accompanied by educational and entertaining explanatory notes, inviting readers to discover the joy of language. (view table of contents)

A circus-themed activity book shows how to juggle letters to become a ringmaster of wordplay and have fun with the English language.

Offers an abundant cache of ideas about using words and wordplay to create engaging riddles and jokes

Explains the meaning and origins of over 100 nonsense words that make the English language more colorful including such examples as 'flip-flop,' 'fuzzy-wuzzy,' 'cancan,' and 'tutti frutti.'

A variety of outlandish words from the verses, limericks, letters, and journals of Edward Lear are appropriately defined, explained, deciphered, and illustrated