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Bert (first seen in Shulman and McCauley’s Mom and Dad are Palindromes) is in a “mood of doom” because his grandma Reagan (who talks in anagrams) wants him to go to the post office to get his aunt. The problem is that he has no aunt.
When he turns to his family and teachers for help, he discovers that they are afflicted, too (Mom and Dad are acting like mod and mad). When he tries to leave town to find his aunt that doesn’t exist, he learns that his race car needs car care, and that his ocean canoe will leak in the lake.
Resigned to the fact that he’ll be staying in town, Bert has a snack at Silly Lily’s before he heads out to look on the “bright side” on “this bridge” he found. After spending some time fishing, Bert goes back home to his grandma’s with an anagram of what she really wanted.
Over 101 anagrams can be found in this story throughout the text and mixed media illustrations. They include sound effects, titles and signs. Although a list of anagrams isn’t included in the back of the book, readers will be able to identify the ones that do appear because of their matching font design and color.
This book could be read aloud to older children because it’s silly, but I wouldn’t use it for a preschool story time. After this book is read, students can do what the author did and make anagrams of their names or a famous quote.
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