Mr. Silly
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 1972 · Est. 8 min read-aloud

Mr. Silly

By Roger Hargreaves

Part of the Mr. Men and Little Miss series

In a land where everything is absurd, one resident tries to win a prize for the silliest idea by making a tree look normal.

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32 pages· 931 words· Est. 8 min read-aloud
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In Nonsenseland, where pigs moo and logic is turned upside down, Mr. Silly thrives. His world is a playground of absurdity, challenging the norms of reality. Can silliness truly conquer all?

From the publisher

Mr Silly is the silliest person you will ever meet. He lives in Nonsenseland, which, as you can imagine, is full of silliness. For example, the pigs don’t say ‘Oink!’ They say ‘Moo!’ How silly.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Words
931
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~549L
Themes & topics
Books about unusual placesBooks about animals behaving oddlyBooks about imaginationBooks about competitionsBooks about creativity
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.6
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
124837
Publication
Published
July 1, 2008
First published
January 1, 1972
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780843133523

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