National Tongue Twister Day

March 04, 2013

Apparently, Saturday March 2 was National Tongue Twister Day. After I chuckled over this fact, I began to think about all the books I have read with tongue twisters in them. Of course the first title that came to mind was Dr. Seuss's Fox in Socks, which I have yet to read without making a mistake! It really does make your tongue a little numb (as the book asks you on the last page)! The more I thought about this, I began to recall the various times I have been asked (by teachers mostly) for picture books that focus on one letter. Just two weeks ago, I had a request similar to this by a person who wanted to pick up the material in a couple hours. This can be a frustrating and difficult search - but so rewarding when you locate the right books! Not every letter in the alphabet lends itself to this process, but here is a list of some good picture books that use alliteration effectively:

• Animalia by Graeme Base
• Four Fur Feet by Margaret Wise Brown
• Six Sick Sheep by Joanna Cole
• Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynly Dodd
• Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack by Lynly Dodd
• All the Awake Animals are Almost Asleep by Crescent Dragonwagon
• Alison's Zinnia by Anita Lobel
• Clara Caterpillar by Pamela Duncan Edwards
• Dinorella by Pamela Duncan Edwards
• Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke by Pamela Duncan Edwards
• Some Smug Slug by Pamela Duncan Edwards
• The Worrywarts by Pamela Duncan Edwards
• Watch William Walk by Ann Jonas
• Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss

Laura C.
Smithville Branch