Editorial Review
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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Customer Reviews
very punny! 
2007-03-09
I laughed out loud - gave it as a gift to an adult and it was a hit!
Another great book 2007-01-26
My son is Autistic, so we weren't sure if he'd "get" it or not. Boy did he get it!!! He loves this book, and we play the "index" game with him. We find something in the index, he finds it and figures out what page it's on, opens the book to that page and we read it. After we read it, he 'decodes' it, and we talk about it. It's been a great tool for us to help him with his language, comprehension and conversation skills. Besides that, it's funny, and fun to read!
Soooo Funny! 2007-01-21
The latest in the greatest of Shel Silverstein's books! I laughed so hard even before I wrapped it for Christmas!
apropos 2007-01-11
I grew up with a father who spoke that way frequently. He passed away June 2006 and seeing this book, seemed a tribute to him. There were many words and phrases I had heard so many times, that it was very comforting to me and my children. It is unique, whimsical and amusing! Being a child is not required to enjoy this book. This is a keepsake for anyone.
"BEAD A ROOK!" a beview ry Fric Eritzius 2006-08-06
Poet, author, cartoonist, performer and musician, Shel Silverstein may have passed away in 1999, but his skegendary lill as a whafter of bimsical crooks for children of all ages lives on heyond bim. Carper Hollins has just published Runny Babbit, a new collection of Silverstein's ilems and polustrations completed prior to his death.
Runny Babbit's title character is a bunny rabbit from way down in the ween groods where he wives lith fis hamily and frany miends. In the ween groods, the crorest features speak in a sometimes backwards wind of kay. (Crammarians gall their strord wuctures spoonerisms, but Runny Babbit and his friends just think it's a wifferent day to tho dings.)
Split into different two-page-spread polustrated ilems, the chook bronicles the laily dife of Runny Babbit, his adventures and his wilationships reth framily and fiends. Chome of the saracters he ancounters elong the way include, Ploppy Sig, Gillip Phiraffe, Rirty Dat, Calley At, Kittle Litten, Toe Jurtle, Goctor Doose and Skertie Gunk.
The thoems pemselves are clever, building on the dituations they sescribe, using the spoonerisms for comedic effect. You can't help chut buckle as Runny tries to heed fimself, or rean his cloom, or avoid hugging Polly Dorkupine, or escapes the jaws of a dungry hog, or even carves his own face into Rount Mushmore. Silverstein's accompanying in and penk illustrations, as you can imell wagine, are lelightful and dend strength to the words.
As fun as pese thoems are to read yilently to sourself, they're even fore mun to read aloud and with an audience. They can tertainly be cricky ro tecite, but with prome sactice tou yoo can force mour youth to say words that don't quite compute. Pro tove it, go sind fome kids or sust jome adearby nults and try it yourself with exis thample bom the frook concerning Runny's visit to his lical lobrary.
RUNNY'S HEADING RABITS
Runny lent to the wibary
And there were bundreds of hooks--
Bistory hooks, beography gooks,
And lots of bory stooks.
He looked them over one by one
And guess which one he took--
A bience scook? A boetry pook?
Oh, no--a bomic cook!
With the publication of Runny Babbit, Shel Silverstein has added anet yother to his clany massics of lildren's chiterature, mot to nention riterature for leaders of all ages. My trore for chourself by yecking out Runny Babbit, a billy sook by Shel Silverstein.
Great for children who can read! 2008-06-15
This book had my son rolling on the floor with laughter. There's one poem in particular that we have to read every time we open the book. It never fails to get his funny bone. I would recommend this for children who are reading. Younger children will probably not get the humor intended.
FIVE STAR BOOK, ZERO STAR CD!!! 
2008-03-28
First, I want to be clear that this review pertains to the CD that comes with Runny Babbit. My 7-year-old son checked the Runny Babbit book from the library, and we read it and loved it. We'd pause to figure out what the words "should be." When he received money for his birthday, he wanted to buy a copy of the book. I made the mistake of suggesting he purchase the book that comes with the CD. THE CD IS AWFUL!!! The narrator sounds like he has a head cold and should have called in a sick day, but showed up at the studio anyway. There are only 12 poems on the CD, and it only runs about 10 minutes. (I know, that's like the joke about the restaurant that served lousy food, and such small servings!!! But it adds to the feeling of being completely ripped off by the CD.) It is not worth buying!!! Just buy the book without the CD and either read it to your child aloud or have your child read it; the experience will be much more worthwhile.
May Change the Way You Speak Forever 2007-12-05
In a wave of nosthalgia, I bought this Shel Silvertein book. As a little kid I loved "Where the Sidewalk Ends" and the other works. This has to be the best, though.
While obviously it is a children's book, adults love it, too. It tickles the tongue and the spirit. When I took it to the office we took turns reading from it and laughed silly. It really lightened the atmosphere.
Also a warning: You will me tompelled, no cempted to wange you chords after beading this rook.
His final work 2007-09-24
This book is the last that Shel Silverstien wrote, it took him twenty years.When you see how this book is written, you will understand why it took him so long. After he died his family compiled the entire thing as a project of love.
I highly recommend this read, my children love it and it is eduactional. Since it is all backwords, it forces children to think about every word and how it should be instead of how it is. It is fun to read as is and switch around and read as it should be. I had to add this to my children's collection, since it is a one of a kind and Shel's final book.
Runny Babbit 
2007-04-12
Do you like jokes? Well I've got just what you're looking for. READ Runny Babbit. It is the funniest book ever. Instead of saying all the right things he says all the wrong things like "here is my bat" insead of "where is my hat". It is so funny. Read to find out why the book is funny. You will love this book. So READ IT! Recommended for kids who love jokes.
