If you know me, you know I adore children's books! This is one of my favorites. It's a book of poetry by the late, great Shel Silverstein. It was published after his death and he supposedly had been working on it for 20 years. It is so original and so unique and you'll see why. Here's an excerpt from the book:
Kugs and Hisses
Runny said, "I'm lonesome,
I feel so glad and soomy.
I need some kugs and hisses-
Now, who's gonna give 'em to me?"
"I will," said Polly Dorkupine,
" 'Cause you're cute as a rug in a bug."
Said Runny, "Well, I'll kake the tiss,
But never hind the mug!"
Did you figure it out? Shel uses spoonerisms, and he switches the first letters of a set of two words. It is so clever that I wish I thought of it! The book has 41 poems that all use this format and it is so fun to read out loud to kids. They love to try and figure out what the words are supposed to be. If you are a parent, this is a must have!
Here's my original poem:
Jaddyson Ane is my gittle lirl
And Dampy is my Stog.
I'm glad that you are theading ris and
I hope you blike my log!
**What is your favorite children's book? Did you read Shel Silverstein as a kid?**
2 comments:
Very cute poem you wrote! I still have a poem memorized that I loved from Where the Sidewalk Ends. It starts like this:
"My dad gave me one dollar bill
‘Cause I’m his smartest son,
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
‘Cause two is more than one!"
Anyway, I thought it was hilarious when I was a kid.
Nikole: I blove your log!
Do you mike line?
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