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wordplay

Books about wordplay for readers of all ages.

Cover of Loosen your ears

Loosen your ears

Carol J. Farley

Ages 8–12humorlistening

Cover of Parrot Carrot

Parrot Carrot

Jol Temple, Kate Temple, Jon Foye

Ages 3–7wordplayanimals

Cover of On the spot

On the spot

Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Ages 4–8wordplaycreativity

Cover of Genius Deck Word Puzzles (Genius Decks)

Genius Deck Word Puzzles (Genius Decks)

Ages 8–10wordplayproblem-solving

Cover of Jokelopedia

Jokelopedia

Ilana Weitzman, Eva Blank, Rosanne Green

Ages 9–12humorwit

Cover of Dr. Seuss's ABC Game

Dr. Seuss's ABC Game

Ages 4–9alphabetlearning

Cover of Who Ordered the Jumbo Shrimp?

Who Ordered the Jumbo Shrimp?

Jon Agee

Ages 5–10wordplayhumor

Cover of Scranimals

Scranimals

Jack Prelutsky

Ages 5–10imaginationwordplay

Cover of Walking the bridge of your nose

Walking the bridge of your nose

Michael Rosen

Ages 6–12humorimagination

Cover of The Penguin Book of Nonsense Verse

The Penguin Book of Nonsense Verse

Quentin Blake

Ages 5–12humorimagination

Cover of SONGS AND VERSE

SONGS AND VERSE

Roald Dahl

Ages 6–12imaginationhumor

Cover of Knock at a star

Knock at a star

X. J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, Karen Ann Weinhaus

Ages 6–12imaginationwordplay

Cover of The snark puzzle book

The snark puzzle book

Martin Gardner

Ages 8–14wordplayimagination

Cover of Giants!

Giants!

Jane Sarnoff, Reynold Ruffins

Ages 4–10imaginationriddles

Cover of A huge hog is a big pig

A huge hog is a big pig

Francis X. McCall

Ages 2–6animalswordplay

Cover of Hampire!

Hampire!

Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

Ages 4–8humorvampires

Cover of The cat on the mat is flat

The cat on the mat is flat

Andy Griffiths

Ages 4–8humorwordplay

Cover of The Magic of Vowels

The Magic of Vowels

Ray Barsch, Betty Lou Kratoville

Ages 6–9language artsphonics

Cover of Scooby-Doo! Movie Mad Libs

Scooby-Doo! Movie Mad Libs

Roger Price, Leonard Stern, Leonard Stern

Ages 6–12humorcreativity

Cover of Big Nate Laugh-o-rama

Big Nate Laugh-o-rama

Lincoln Peirce

Ages 7–12humorproblem-solving

Cover of The Amelia Bedelia treasury

The Amelia Bedelia treasury

Peggy Parish

Ages 6–10wordplayhumor

Cover of Knock, knock who's there?

Knock, knock who's there?

Tad Hills

Ages 3–8humorwordplay

Cover of The Crack-A-Joke Book (Puffin Books)

The Crack-A-Joke Book (Puffin Books)

Ages 7–10humorwordplay

Cover of Opposites

Opposites

David A. Carter

Ages 2–5oppositeslanguage learning