This one is a little different than the others because it has a story line to it. Runny Babbit is a poetry book by Shel Silverstein. But personally it felt like reading a running gag that had outrun its humor. Given how popular "pig Latin" has remained over the years, I can see how some kids might find this book hysterical. This book is obviously designed for those with a good grasp on reading already and thus able to appreciate the wordplay. I can't even imagine how frustrating this book must be to read aloud, especially for beginning readers.
This poem would be just as funny - arguably, funnier - without the letter rearrangement.
The illustration shows an overwhelmed Runny Babbit in front a tiny picnic setting being approached by nearly 20 frogs. This is a pity, because many of the poems would be funny on their own, as they are full of Silverstein's tongue-in-cheek wit and accompanied by illustrations that complete the joke. One or two poems like this can be funny, but a 90-page book full of them gets tiring. For instance, the introductory poem is as follows: The entirety of the book features poems in which the first few letters of one word have been swapped with the first few letters of another.
This collection of poetry from Shel Silverstein focuses around one character he created called "Runny Babbit" (aka, a bunny rabbit). If there is a main idea, the author did not express it clearly enough for the reader. I did not find that there was a main idea in the book, which I think is an important aspect for a book to have. I think Silverstein should have had a different choice of words, or just not mixed up the letters for that line. When a person is lonesome, it doesn’t make sense that they would feel glad. For example, on page 16, there is a line “Runny said, ‘I’m lonesome, I feel so glad and soomy.’” This example shows how the mixing up of letters could be confusing when a reader tries to comprehend the poem. While I appreciate the humor in mixing up some of the letters, I do not think that Silverstein needs to mix up that many letters. Another reason why I’m not such a fan of this book is because many of the words are switched around, which is not good for kids learning how to read. These two poems do not flow together to create a story. 15), Silverstein writes a poem about Runny Babbit’s friend “Ploppy Sig”, and how his friend needs to borrow a broom to clean his room. For example, on page 13, there is a poem talking about Runny Babbit’s mom feeing him, but then on the next page (p. While Silverstein’s poems are creative, they do not flow as a story, which can be confusing to a reader who is expecting a story when reading a book. I think that it is hard to make an entire book just made out of poems.
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