By Jon Agee
Michael Di Capua Books, 2006
Genre
Humor
Awards
None Known
Review
This book full of funny tongue-twisting word mix-ups that will make kids laugh. An introduction explains what a "Spoonerism" is for those not lucky enough to have know this professor and the book closes with a translation of all the Spoonerisms for those who couldn't quite guess them all while reading. These laughable verbal missteps are accompanied by pictures of just how ridiculous some of the things said would look ("What did the gardener say to her assistant? Please put this pants in their plots"), which just makes the phrases funnier.
Opinion
Younger tweens will definitely get a kick out of this book and likely memorize many of the sayings. The pictures help to point out what the misspoken phrase is if the reader had difficulty guessing, but they can always check the back of the book for the answers! Hearing these saying, or reading them, may get old quickly, and some readers may be bored by the end of the book, but others will want to read it over and over.
Ideas
I think this would be a great book for an April Fool's Day display. Even though it doesn't have practical jokes, the reader could challenge themselves to speak like the characters for the day. Also a great addition to any humor collection, or just to read to a class for a laugh.
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