Bestselling author Richard Lederer has done it again with this collection of language gems, presented in his signature style - uncut, unpolished, and one hundred percent genuine. Fractured English is the only place you'll encounter this student's complaint: "I pass all my testes. My grade should be hirer", or this headache of a headline: "Legislators Tax Brains to Cut Deficit". Revel in the delightful anarchy of words run amok, but caveat emptor: "Richard Lederer's books are good medicine, except for the incontinent", writes an ardent admirer. Venture from the Mouths of Babes to Classified...

From the writer of Poetry Comics, this thoughtful collection of exercises and student poems offers myriad examples of how the two and three dimensional may be integrated with the textual, in the making of poetry. This guide is an ideal manual for teachers who prefer detailed steps to replicate in the classroom, but there is plenty from which to build personalized exercises, if all you require is a springboard. Morice's sharp sense of humor and depth of human understanding make this text suitable for students of virtually all ages.

This marvelous reference guide should be at the side of every writer; it's the first wordplay dictionary ever! Concepts like "exquisite corpse," "kangaroo word," and "Jabberwocky," which frequently appear in contemporary writings, are defined here, with examples. More than 1,234 entries are in this book.

Meet St. Alphabet, the jolly star of this ingenious little book, first published more than 20 years ago, available once again. His antics will awaken the imagination of young writers. Illustrations.