"I like that there is a chef. He cooks fish."

I got this book at the second hand store. Mama bought it for me because I saw a copy of The Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss in my buddy's car. I really wanted that book. But, this book seemed to have rhymes like The Fox in Socks. Mama thought I would like it. She was right. I really liked the short tongue twisters. Papa read it to me a few times in the car on the way home. Rather than go into the store with Mama, I sat in the car with Papa to read it. That's a pretty big deal. I usually like to go on adventures.

Oh Say Can You Say?, Dr. Seuss
I read this years ago to my kids! Oh Say Can You Say? is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss, and published in 1979 by Random House. It is a collection of 25 tongue-twisters such as "Oh my brothers! Oh my sisters! These are Terrible Tongue Twisters!" It was Dr. Seuss's last beginner book.

It was a really funny, really well-written and really enjoyable Dr. Seuss book. It had really well-written illustrations, great characters, really funny rhymes, really great humor and a really fun story. I haven't read this book in a very long time. This is going to be one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books I've ever read in my whole life. I highly recommend this book to both kids and adults.

What a tounge twister!! But still made me laugh!!! Dr Seuss is one of my favorite children's author!!

I love this book! It is so amazing to explain science to children with rhymes, so much easier for them to remember! Dr. Seuss explains leaves, flowers, insects, etc. Also, in the book it explains how the plants give off oxygen for the planet, and other important factors about them. It is very educational and the illustrations and bright colors keep the kids interested!

Dr. Seuss always has funny, weird looking images and rhymes in his books. Although I enjoyed the book, I probably wouldn't read this to small children for the fact that they may not really understand the meaning behind many of the words used. The images are also too small for whole group but maybe one on one with a particular child who really does enjoy Dr. Seuss books.

These tongue twisters were a lot of fun!

The tongue twisters in 'Oh Say Can You Say?' are great fun, particularly when read aloud, even if it is to oneself!

The fresh fish at Finney's Diner is, in the owner's words,'The finest fish at Finney's is my freshest fish, French-fried!' while the dinosaur named Dinn is 'thin … doesn't have much skin and the bones fall out of his left shin' but Pinner Blinn is called in and 'with a thin Blinn shinbone pin, Blinn pins Dinn's shinbones right back in.'

The ape who was mad about grapes and cakes says, 'The greener green grapes are, the keener keen apes are to gobble green grape cakes. They're GREAT!' And mention of food leads us to Skipper Zip's where 'If you like to eat potato chips and chew pork chops on clipper ships, I suggest that you chew a few chips and a chop at Skipper Zipp's Clipper Ship Chip Chop Shop.' I'm sure you get the gist now!

Perhaps my favourite in this marvellous book is the verse entitled 'The Fuddnuddlers' with the accompanying illustration portraying 21 Fuddnuddlers balancing precariously on each other. These are the world famous Fuddnuddler Brothers 'who like to pile each on the heads of the others' with 'Bipper and Bud, Skipper and Jipper and Jeffrey and Jud' at the top and 'down at the bottom is poor little Lud'. 'But if Lud ever sneezes, his name will be MUD.' And as well as those at the top, Horatio, Horace and Hendrix and Hud, Dinwoodie and Dinty and Dud, also Fitzsimmon and Frederick and Fud, not to mention Slinkey and Stinkey and Stuart and Stud would all be very worried!

'Pete Pats Pigs' is about Pete Briggs who 'pats pink pigs' and 'pats big pigs' all day long and when he is finished 'Then Pete puts his patted pigs away in his Pete Briggs' Pink Pigs Big Pigs Pigpen'. And there's a final question at the end, which asks 'Oh can you say? ...', "The storm starts when the drops start dropping. When the drops stop dropping then the storm starts stopping.'

The answer by all readers will be, 'Of course we can. We're well practised after reading this most amusing book.'

7/5/20

It turns out I'm not bad at this kind of thing. I have a lisp I can't help (nor can I hear it with my bad ears which is one of the reasons I have it in the firsht place), so the ones about simple thimbles and single shingles probably sound all screwed up to anyone else listening, but I'm giving myself a pass.

These are great to read with kids, or even with other adults. I think tongue twister contests are enjoyable, and if you're a drinker, they'd probably make for great drinking games. Unfortunately, getting together with friends is currently discouraged.

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But I hear a lot of people are doing virtual happy hours on Zoomle Hangouts, or something, and you could probably rock it that way.

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This kind of drinking game is designed to destroy people, though. The more one imbibes, the more slurred his speech becomes when even trying to carry on a normal conversation. Throw in these fun tongue twisters, and everyone will be setting the stage for one hell of a katzenjammer in no time.

But I don't have to worry about that since I don't drink, and I also don't have a smartphone for Zooming, and I also don't have any friends who would enjoy this kind of thing, so I just read this myself. I barely stumbled at all, and I didn't exactly take it slow, but I used to practice fast rap songs for shits and giggles when I was younger, so that probably has something to do with my success. I could spit out most of Unpredictable and Gimme Some More, but I'm afraid I never even got close to pulling off Is They Wildin' Wit Us. Still, that's a tough one, so cut me some slack, Jack. I just tried those songs again for old times' sake, and... well... it seems I've gotten rather rusty. Alas. But, I'm sure I could get it up to speed again if I practiced. I'll use this book for warmup.

Highly recommended for everyone.

The voice was really funny. - CVA

It was really funny, and the book is really long. - SS

It was kind of hilarious and kind of silly. - DOR

It got Ms. Layton's tongue twisted.* It was funny. - DT

I liked it, and it's crazy how crazy this book is; it's just fiction, alright. - JC

It had too much rhyming in it. - ND

It was pretty funny. - JMW

*No Ms. Layton's were harmed in the reading of this book.

these tongue twisters were such an entertaining challenge.

There was much laughter when I first read this book. The tongue twisters are very difficult for young readers but I had problems trying to keep a consistent rhythm. Just try reading each twister faster than you usualy read and I guarantee you do not make it through to the end without a mistake, at least not on your first run through. This book is a keeper. Luckily, the library gave us two copies, one nested within the other, so I think we will keep one. Not really, but obviously the thought crossed my mind. Library thieves should be drawn and quartered.