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Silly Stories for Summer
Tickle Your Child’s Funny Bone with these Tails
By Kathleen Krull
Some of the best kids’ books are just plain fun – without having to make a point. Some of your favorites may get funnier every time you read them, but aren’t we all on the lookout for new books that scratch at our funny bone? Here’s what’s new in silly books for kids:
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A Bit More Bert, by Allan Ahlberg; Farrar, Straus, $16; ages
In large, Dick-and-Jane declarative sentences, Allan Ahlberg spins a sequence of tiny stories relying on repetition of “Bert.” Bert has a dog … named Bert, plus he gets a haircut, fools his mother, shares a snack, and wanders into a final story in which everyone is named … Bert. Artist Raymond Briggs contributes rounded, plucky fellows mostly named … Bert!
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