OTTO A Palindrama
(2021, Dial Books for Young Readers)
"Spectacular...Even a reader who has never before thought of palindromes will emerge from this triumphant book exhilerated."
The New York Times Book Review
"The panjandrum of palindromes crafts and collects some 200 examples to drive a picaresque graphic tale that (of course!) ends where it began... A rare treat, backward and forward."
Starred/ Kirkus Reviews
"Immersive and impressively cogent... Simply put... WOW!"
Starred/ The Horn Book
"Readers will be entranced by this dreamlike graphic novel."
School Library Journal
Bologna Ragazzi Award Finalist
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MR. PUTNEY'S QUACKING DOG
(2010, Michael di Capua Books/Scholastic)
"Delightfully mind-stretching fun . . . Get ready to ponder, giggle and fully appreciate."
Kirkus Reviews
"Will nudge children's creative thinking while giving them plenty to laugh about."
School Library Journal
Junior Library Guild Selection
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ORANGUTAN TONGS Poems to Tangle Your Tongue
(2009, Hyperion)
"Another must-have winner from a comic master."
Starred/ School Library Journal
"More clever wordplay from the Prince of Palindromes . . . [a] top-notch tub full of tangue tonglers."
Starred/ Kirkus Reviews
The Horn Book, Fanfare 2009
New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2009
Junior Library Guild Selection
Booklinks, Lasting Connections, 2009
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SMART FELLER FART SMELLER And Other Spoonerisms
(2006, Michael di Capua Books / Hyperion)
"With an attention-grabbing title like that, it won't be hard to
interest kids in Agee's seventh wordplay spree whether they're
word-puzzle fans or not."
The Horn Book
"...a puckish delight."
Publishers Weekly
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PALINDROMANIA!
(2002, Farrar, Straus, Giroux)
"All hail Jon Agee, the 'droll lord' of palindromes!"
Will Shortz, puzzles editor, The New York Times
"Agee is a palindrome pro, and his sixth book on wordplay is a creative, comedic gem."
Booklist
"It's another hilarious collection of palindromes from the master of them all."
Kirkus Reviews
New York Public Library Book for the Teenage
Parenting Magazine, 2003 Best Books of the Year
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ELVIS LIVES! And Other Anagrams
(2000, Farrar, Straus, Giroux)
"In the Olympics of verbal gymnastics, Agee takes the gold once again
. . . Similar in format to his books of palindromes, this little
volume features anagrams, which are words or phrases rearranged to
form different words or phrases. Thus, Elvis becomes Lives; Piet
Mondrian states I paint modern; and A Psychiatrist is transformed into
Sit, chat, pay, sir . . . Agee's cartoonlike drawings bring out the
most in every phrase."
Booklist
IRA-CBC Children's Choice
Parent's Choice Recommended Book
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SIT ON A POTATO PAN, OTIS! More Palindromes
(1999, Farrar, Straus, Giroux)
"Palindrome fans come in all shapes, sizes, and ages; and this book
draws no boundaries between beginners and connoisseurs. Display it in
the library, and patrons will be chuckling over Agee's verbal and
visual art before they arrive at the circulation desk."
Starred/ Booklist
New York Public Library Book for the Teenage
CBC Children's Choice
CBC Not Just For Children Anymore!
Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Award
Bank Street Best Children's Books
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WHO ORDERED THE JUMBO SHRIMP? And Other Oxymorons
(1998, Michael di Capua Books / HarperCollins)
"Who Ordered the Jumbo Shrimp? is laugh-out-loud brilliant."
Will Shortz, puzzles editor, The New York Times
New York Public Library Book for the Teenage
CBC Children's Choice
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SO MANY DYNAMOS! And Other Palindromes
(1994, Farrar, Straus, Giroux)
"Is this genius or what? It is certainly megapuckishness."
The New York Times
"Sheer poetry."
The Washington Post Book World
New York Public Library Book for the Teenage
IRA-CBC Children's Choice
ALA Quick Picks for Young Adults
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GO HANG A SALAMI! I'M A LASAGNA HOG! And Other Palindromes
(1991, Farrar, Straus, Giroux)
"Agee scales narrative heights with his palindromes...
A generously ridiculous and clever book that shows the marvel of words and the sense in nonsense."
Starred/ Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Parents Journal, Best Books
New York Public Library Book for the Teenage
IRA-CBC Children's Choice
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