Smart Feller Fart Smeller and Other Spoonerisms (review)
2006; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 59; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2006.0432
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
ResumoReviewed by: Smart Feller Fart Smeller and Other Spoonerisms Deborah Stevenson Agee, Jon Smart Feller Fart Smeller and Other Spoonerisms; written and illus. by Jon Agee. di Capua/Hyperion, 2006 [64p] ISBN 0-7868-3692-X$14.95 Reviewed from galleys R Gr. 3-5 After a brief prologue explaining the Reverend Spooner and the notion of spoonerisms, Agee (author of the palindromic delight Go Hang a Salami: I'm a Lasagna Hog, BCCB 10/92) introduces over two dozen spoonerisms, with a couple of classics ("May I sew you to a sheet?") among the coinages ("I'll have the chilled grease sandwich"). Each spoonerism is treated as the punchline to a riddle, so that "What did Rapunzel say to the filthy giant?" is answered on the verso with "You need to shake a tower!" The semantic pathways sometimes get a little muddled, with the jokes relying a great deal on the illustrations for meaning (the two single-page spoonerism scenarios on the frontispiece and half-title page are actually the most cohesive and successful of all), but the tongue-twisting entertainment, visual emphasis, and the undemanding reading will nonetheless make this a popular choice and playful curricular element (occasionally sophisticated vocabulary adds challenge). Agee's black-and-white (well, really more slate-and-ivory) illustrations evince his usual thick, soft strokes and carefully controlled geometry that gentle his cartoonish comedy. This will be a useful step up for kids who'd like some additional wordplay in their riddles, and it could make for a particularly entertaining collective readaloud, with extra points for additional reciprocal mangling. The final page lists the book's spoonerisms along with their unspoonered versions. Copyright © 2006 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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