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Runny Babbit

by Shel Silverstein Illustrated by Shel Silverstein

The legendary creator of "Where the Sidewalk Ends" welcomes readers 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.

Ages: 11, 12, 9, 10
Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.2
Number of Pages: 96
Genre: Comedy and Humor, Poetry and Rhymes

About the Author and Illustrator

Shel Silverstein The many books of Shelby Silverstein are perennial favorites with children, who find his poems, and the cartoonish drawings that accompany them, deliriously funny.