Orangutan Tongs

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Orangutan Tongs by Jon Agee is recommended by Pam Allyn in her book Best Books for Boys.

This is a book I probably never would have found had it not been included in Ms. Allyn’s list. Although my children both love Seuss, I never think to look for books of poetry and funny rhymes.

Organgutan Tongs is a collection of silly tongue twisters, some more difficult than others. Here’s an example of one of the ones I struggled with. Try saying this out loud at a normal speaking pace:

Should you shove a surly soldier

In the surly soldier’s shoulder,

The surly soldier surely will turn red…

Or:

A box of mixed biscuits is always a treat.

Mixed biscuits are tasty! Mixed biscuits are sweet!

You offer mixed biscuits, and people will say:

“Mixed biscuits! Mixed biscuits! Mixed biscuits, hooray!”

This book is loads of fun to read aloud. My four-year-old and I laughed constantly as I fumbled through these funny rhymes.