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Seuss takes your tongue and ties it into knots.
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What's the Story?
Dr. Seuss takes your tongue and ties it into a network of knots: \"Who sews crow's clothes? / Sue sews crow's clothes. / Slow Joe Crow / sews whose clothes? / Sue's clothes.\" A good and queer company of Seuss characters take readers through the drill of verbal acrobatics that simply must--Seuss even orders it--be read aloud.
Is It Any Good?
Tongue twisting can go in two directions: It can stimulate the funny bone and so increase the pleasure in words, or it can frustrate; in this case, mirth is more likely than muttering. Particularly when readers heed the cover warning: "This is a book you READ ALOUD to find out just how smart your tongue is. The first time you read it, don't go fast! This fox is a tricky fox. He'll try to get your tongue in trouble."
While Seuss gives your tongue a torquing, his artwork keeps your eyes firing on all eight cylinders. Deep colors heighten the effect of the wacky characters, who come in an array of Goo-Gooses, Bims and Bens (close relatives to the Cat in the Hat's mischievous henchmen, Thing One and Thing Two), tweetle beetles, and noodle-munching poodles.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about tongue twisters. What makes a good tongue twister? Can you make up your own tongue twister?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Dr. Seuss
- Genre : For Beginning Readers
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Random House
- Publication date : January 12, 1965
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 4 - 7
- Number of pages : 64
- Last updated : July 12, 2017
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