Go Hang a Salami! I'm a Lasagna Hog! [Hardcover]

Jon Agee (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up

Zany black-and-white drawings complement a selection of palindromes, words or sentences that read the same forward and backward. All ages.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Agee's lighthearted black-and-white cartoons illustrate a roundup of clever palindromes--words and phrases that can be read from left to right and in reverse. Among the 60-odd entries are those depicting a handful of long-necked animals in the parking lot of the "Llama Mall"; "Emily's sassy lime" squirting a man in the eye; a chef screaming "Stop, pots!" to his runaway cookery; a feline sidling up to a bar and ordering a "pint a' catnip"; and a couple stranded on a small island engaged in conversation (" 'Nora, a raft . . .' 'Is it far, Aaron?' "). The publisher plays along good-naturedly: note the book's price and ISBN. It all adds up to plenty of fun . . . nuf said? How about one more: there's plenty in these pages to elicit more than one hearty "hah hah." All ages.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 6 Up-- This small volume of palindromes--words, verses, or sentences that make sense (well, sort of) when read backwards and forward--is a collection of offbeat humor. Gifted and talented students might find it creatively challenging. Each of the 60 entries is augmented by a funny, literal black-and-white cartoon. A fun book for the right audience. --Valerie Childress, J. W. Holloway Middle School, Whitehouse, TX
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Hardcover
• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (J); 1st edition (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0374334730
• ISBN-13: 978-0374334734
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,950,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars stack cats, March 21, 2001

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Chess Heart "paxbear" (Canton, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Go Hang A Salami! I'm A Lasagna Hog! (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School & Library Binding)

Palindromes. Hard to write, fun to read, especially in the expert hands of Jon Agee.

A palindrome is a word or phrase that is spelled the same way forwards or backwards, as in "Go hang a salami! I'm a lasagna hog!", which has to be one of the longest and most complicated palindromes in existence.

Mr. Agee has collected some fantastically fun and funny palindromes in this collection illustrated by the author. There is a picture of a lion on a sunny beach with a bottle of "lion oil" behind him. Winnie the Pooh is doing the hula hoop (it's "Pooh's hoop", of course!!). My personal favorite (and an exceptionally long palindrome) is of an inventor in a room full of switches, gadgets and wires. In the middle of the room sits a tiny box playing music. He exclaims, arms out, "I madam, I made a radio! So I dared! Am I mad, am I?!" Go ahead, spell it backwards...

In a world where good English skills are swiftly becoming a rarity and few folk seem interested in grammar or word games, Mr. Agee's book is a breath of fresh air. At times, the illustrations fit the palindromes so perfectly that you almost forget that these are special sentences that are quite difficult to create, and the read more like a comic strip.

Kudos to Mr. Agee for not only playing about with words to create Palindromes, but for publishing some for those struggling folk (like myself) who can't seem to come up with any of our own!! Readers may also want to check out his other book, "So Many Dynamos!"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STAR RATS!, February 20, 2002

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Diadipaolo "femecold1" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Go Hang a Salami! I'm a Lasagna Hog!: and Other Palindromes (Paperback)

Both the text and drawings of this book will have you in stitches, and keep you wondering. While seemingly simplistic, the small phrases like "FLEX, ELF" accompanied by a drawing of a dwarf desperately trying to muster up to large cloned muscle men are absolutely hilarious. If you love words, language, and a sharp wit, this is the book for you. Truly one you will want to return to again.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STAR RATS!, February 20, 2002

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Diadipaolo "femecold1" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Go Hang a Salami! I'm a Lasagna Hog!: and Other Palindromes (Paperback)

Both the text and drawings of this book will have you in stitches, and keep you wondering. While seemingly simplistic, the small phrases like "FLEX, ELF" accompanied by a drawing of a dwarf desperately trying to muster up to large cloned muscle men are absolutely hilarious. If you love words, language, and a sharp wit, this is the book for you. Truly one you will want to return to again.