Runny Babbit Book and Abridged CD [Hardcover]

Shel Silverstein (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 26, 2006 | Age Level: 1 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

Runny Babbit lent to wunch
And heard the saitress way,
"We have some lovely stabbit rew --
Our Special for today."

From the legendary creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and The Giving Tree comes an unforgettable new character in children's literature.

Welcome to the world of Runny Babbit and his friends Toe Jurtle, Skertie Gunk, Rirty Dat, Dungry Hog, Snerry Jake, and many others who speak a topsy-turvy language all their own.

So if you say, "Let's bead a rook
That's billy as can se,"
You're talkin' Runny Babbit talk,
Just like mim and he.

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About the Author

Shel Silverstein is the author-artist of many beloved books of prose and poetry. He was a cartoonist, playwright, poet, performer, recording artist, and Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated songwriter.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; First Edition edition (September 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061130478
• ISBN-13: 978-0061130472
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 7.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #547,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A billy sook for lelly baughs, January 14, 2007

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Lucie Peek "LJP" (SBI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Runny Babbit Book and Abridged CD (Hardcover)

I have a very sentimental reason for loving this book. I received it as a gift from my parents for two reasons:
1 - Everyone in our family talks upside down and backwards, especially me. I can hardly spit out three sentances without turning around the letters in some words, somehow. It is a great source of entertainment in my family, especially when my sisters and I are all together trying to out-talk each other. Then the belly laughs really start.
2 - I once had a cassette tape of A Light In The Attic. I listened to it every night at bedtime until finally the tape wore so thin that it broke. I have almost every single Shel Silverstein book, and I even won second place in a poetry recitation in grade school for reciting "Sara Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out". I just find great joy in reading his stories and poetry.
Runny Babbit was a wonderful gift to recieve, especially for someone like me, who gets a kick out of my own speech problems. It is still one of my favorites in my Shel Silverstein books and I often pull it out just to get a good laugh.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rook Beview of Runny Babbit, September 17, 2007

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K. S. Case (Curlew, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Runny Babbit Book and Abridged CD (Hardcover)

Great book for all ages, a must have for collectors of Shel Silverstein's works.

Wonderful book to take and read in the car on long trips. The cd is fantastic.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What's lot to nove...., April 24, 2008

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Robert Busko (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Runny Babbit Book and Abridged CD (Hardcover)

The Runny Babbit and accompanying CD is surely bound for my granddaughter and I know she will get years of enjoyment from both. Both of my daughters were fans of Shel Silverstein's works and my youngest daughter took great delight in reciting some of her favorite Silverstein works. Shel Silverstein's playful use of rhyme and vocabulary in unique ways endears him to readers of all ages, but especially children. He makes the English language fun and that is demonstrated in the Runny Babbit.

You'll wove this lork.

Peace to all.