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Oh, Say Can You Say?

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"Oh Say Can You Say?" is a collection of tongue twisters from the fertile pen of the great Dr. Seuss. Each twister is accompanied by Seuss's characteristically whimsical illustrations. The collection is introduced by a frazzled-looking parrot named Hooey.

"Oh Say" contains Seussian imaginary creatures (the Schnak, the Grox, etc.) and silly characters ("a musical urchin named Gretchen von Schwinn," the acrobatic Fuddnuddler brothers, etc.). Along the way are such tongue-torturing phrases as "Skipper Zipp's Clipper Ship Chip Chop Shop." The colorful illustrations, as one might expect from Seuss, are bursting with surreal energy. Overall, a lot of fun, especially if you love rhyme and alliteration.

The first time my husband read this book to our daughter, we both split a gut! Then I tried, of course I was a little better :). Oh my goodness....the giggles from a 2 year old are fabulous. Now that she's three - it's even better. And when her conservative Pop-pop reads this book to her the laughs from the WHOLE family can wake up the neighbors! Lots of fun....GREAT book.

This is a really fun book to read. However, you REALLY have to pay attention to the words or you will mess them up. If you love tongue twisters, this is the book for you. It also is great for young readers, but they may become frustrated with some of the words. It's fun for little ones to listen to and to see how fast you can say these phrases. When you hear "faster, faster," well, you know you're encouraging reading in your child. A very fun book - I recommend it.

This book was one of my husbands favorites when he was growing up, and now that we are expecting a child he wanted our son to have the same experience. He was so excited when it arrived that he read it to me as a bedtime story. The riddles start out easy, but by the end of the book your tongue is so twisted it's hard to say anything!! It's a lot of fun and we really look forward to hearing our son try to say these riddles when he learns to speak.

This was an absolutely wonderful book. I would recomend this book to anyone interested in reading a book that doesn't take long to read, and that is just a whole lot of fun. Dr. Seuss uses the sounds of words to make delightful, and humorous rhymes. I also love this book, because the humor,(unlike most of the reading materials today), is not offensive. This book is just one laugh after another. Kids will enjoy reading this book, because it is interesting, and engaging. Also, this book doesn't stay on one topic for too long, and for that reason, this book caters to young attention spans. All in all, it was a good book

We are big Doctor Seuss fans and are attempting to get the entire collection for our daughter. Like the book, just too similar to Fox in Socks. Nothing but tongue twisters and no real story.
Great to have if your trying to collect all Dr Seuss books. If completing the collection is not important to you, I would only chose this if you don't already have Fox in Socks

This book is an endless source of amusement. My son enjoys listening to this book, especially the part "and speaking of christmas. Here are some great gifts to give to your daddy". I have changed the name from Jim to Tim (that's his dad's name), my son just shreaks with laughter at this part of the book. Me, I just love it. I never read this book the same way twice. It is a good way to build vocabulary (adults and children).

This book captures literary genius in the form of childish tongue twisters. It proves to be an excellent practice of diction and reading rhythm while providing extreme entertainment for the little listener. The love of words is the beginning of all great literary accomplishment, and this child's book is a step in the right direction.

its a rhymeing book good for all ages and fun to read. It will leave you with a smile on your face wondering how he did it again. Dr. Seuss is a great author and shows you why once again in this book....

I thought this was a really good book. I liked all the tounge twister. I could Hardly say most of them fast. I think this would be a harder book for younger children.