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language play

Books about language play for readers of all ages.

Cover of Parrot Carrot

Parrot Carrot

Jol Temple, Kate Temple, Jon Foye

Ages 3–7wordplayanimals

Cover of Oh, crumps!

Oh, crumps!

Lee Bock

Ages 2–5animal soundsfarm life

Cover of On the spot

On the spot

Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Ages 4–8wordplaycreativity

Cover of So many sounds

So many sounds

Dana Meachen Rau

Ages 2–6animal soundssensory exploration

Cover of G Is for One Gzonk!

G Is for One Gzonk!

Tony DiTerlizzi

Ages 3–7alphabetcounting

Cover of A, My Name Is Alice

A, My Name Is Alice

Steven Kellogg, Jane Bayer, Jane E. Bayer

Ages 3–7alphabetanimals

Cover of Oh say can you say di-no-saur?

Oh say can you say di-no-saur?

Bonnie Worth

Ages 3–7dinosaurslearning

Cover of Click Clack Abc

Click Clack Abc

Doreen Cronin

Ages 2–5alphabetfarm animals

Cover of Dine with nine messy monsters

Dine with nine messy monsters

Liza Charlesworth

Ages 3–7friendshipfun

Cover of Pirate Pete's Talk Like a Pirate

Pirate Pete's Talk Like a Pirate

Kim Kennedy

Ages 3–8adventurelanguage play

Cover of A Little Pigeon Toad

A Little Pigeon Toad

Fred Gwynne

Ages 4–8language playwordplay

Cover of Around the Day (Sandcastle: Rhyme Time)

Around the Day (Sandcastle: Rhyme Time)

Ages 3–7timedaily routines

Cover of More Chinese Brain Twisters

More Chinese Brain Twisters

Baifang

Ages 7–14puzzlescritical thinking

Cover of Count along with Mother Goose

Count along with Mother Goose

Stephanie F. Hedlund

Ages 2–6countingnursery rhymes

Cover of Wee Sing Silly Songs, Book, CD & Cassette

Wee Sing Silly Songs, Book, CD & Cassette

Susan Hagen Nipp

Ages 2–8humormusic

Cover of Mother Goose Rhymes

Mother Goose Rhymes

Ages 3–8language playimagination

Cover of Hey Diddle Diddle (Traditional Nursery Rhymes)

Hey Diddle Diddle (Traditional Nursery Rhymes)

Heather Collins

Ages 0–5imaginationwhimsy

Cover of You read to me, I'll read to you

You read to me, I'll read to you

Mary Ann Hoberman

Ages 4–8readingshared experience

Cover of Doctor, doctor

Doctor, doctor

Michael Dahl

Ages 4–8humorwordplay

Cover of Little Poems for Little People

Little Poems for Little People

Harry Bornstein, Karen L. Saulnier, Lillian B. Hamilton

Ages 4–8poetryimagination

Cover of A bad case of animal nonsense

A bad case of animal nonsense

Jonathan Allen

Ages 4–10wordplayhumor

Cover of There's a Wocket in my Pocket!

There's a Wocket in my Pocket!

Dr. Seuss

Ages 2–7language playimagination

Cover of Great gorilla grins

Great gorilla grins

Beth Hilgartner

Ages 3–7alliterationanimals

Cover of The Book with No Pictures

The Book with No Pictures

B. J. Novak

Ages 3–9imaginationhumor