Synopses & Reviews
Whether we are pretty ugly or terribly cute, weve all faced a minor catastrophe, made an original copy, or taken a calculated risk. And there are those of us who have turned up missing (sometimes accidentally on purpose).Good grief! These are oxymorons, common expressions made up of two completely contradictory words or elements.Jon Agee follows up his critically acclaimed palindrome books with a collection of over fifty of these strangely familiar phrases, each accompanied by a seriously hilarious illustration. Children and adults alike will be awfully amused by this small masterpiecedestined to be an instant classic
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"Agee, in his droll ink and wash cartoon-type drawings, displays absurdities of late 20th century life . . ." (Chicago Sun-Times Book Review)
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"A diverting entree into some of the wilder reaches of language arts." (The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books)
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"Delightfully ticklish." (The New York Times Book Review)
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"Middle schoolers involved . . . interested in the meaning of words will find this appealing title to be highly amusing." (School Library Journal)
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“Delightfully ticklish.”
- The New York Times Book Review
“Agee, in his droll ink and wash cartoon-type drawings,
displays absurdities of late 20th century life: ‘lengthy brief, ‘rock opera, ‘home office and ‘industrial park. Sure to gather a ‘small crowd, this book is now an ‘open secret and will appeal to ‘gentlemen farmers and ‘urban cowboys alike.”
- Chicago Sun-Times Book Review
“Middle schoolers involved in the study of language and interested in the meaning of words will find this appealing title to be highly amusing.”
- School Library Journal
“A diverting entree into some of the wilder reaches of language arts.”
-The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books
Synopsis
Jon Agee is the author and illustrator of picture books, three collections of palindromes, and a book of anagrams. He lives in New York City. Black-and-white illustrations though
About the Author
Jon Agee has written and illustrated five previous books of wordplay, including
Who Ordered the Jumbo Shrimp? and Other Oxymorons. He lives in New York City.