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: Runny Babbit. Runny Babbit is Shel Silverstein’s hilarious and _New York Times-_bestselling book of spoonerisms—words or phrases with letters or syllables swapped: bunny rabbit becomes Runny Babbit. 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. And don’t miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein!
Shel Silverstein ‘s incomparable career as a bestselling children’s book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don’t Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.
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