A Twister of Twists, A Tangler of Tongues Tongue Twisters

by Alvin Schwartz

A collection of tongue twisters, both traditional and new in prose and verse.

Genres: Poetry, Anthologies

127 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Alvin^Schwartz
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Alvin Schwartz was the author of more than fifty books dedicated to and dealing with topics such as folklore and word play, many of which were intended for young readers. He is often confused with another Alvin_Schwartz, who wrote Superman and Batman daily comics strips and a novel titled The Blowtop.

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Reviews

[Karen GoatKeeper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tongue twisters use similar beginning, usually, sounds to trip the tongue, tangle it up. They go back hundreds of years. They occur in many languages. Some people love tongue twisters. Others find them torture to avoid at all costs.
One plus for tongue twisters is the forced careful diction. They can really help a speaker who tends to speak too fast or mumble.
This is not a silent reading book. Even if you are reading it by yourself, tongue twisters are designed to be read aloud. So settle in, flip the pages open and see how well you can do rolling these tongue twisters off your tongue.

[Vintagebooklvr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun. Lots here that I had never heard of before.

[Ümit Sevgi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought a thought.
But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought .
If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much.

[Annie]

Genre: Poetry
Grade: K-6

Pg. 25 - Toad Tongue Twister
There are multiple tongue twisters in this book, specifically one about two toads. There was a he toad, who was in love with a she toad. They lived up in the tree, and as much as he tried to please the she-toad, he never could, she kept turning him down. It is a fun tongue twister to read!

Activity 1: For kindergarten kids, a tongue twister such as this one, is great when introducing a sound with a letter, specifically the "t" sound, however any tongue twister would work well, depending on the intro sound. It works well when introducing a sound because there are so many examples of the sound or word.

Activity 2: For older elementary kids, this would be a great book to read some examples, and then let them attempt to write their own tongue twister. It is fun, and a creative way for th

[Steve Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun book of tongue twisters, well written and well-researched. The author lists his sources at the end and gives an account of some of the folklore surrounding these phrases and stories.

Try "Peggy Babcock" five times fast. I can't get it twice.

A good book for anyone that works with kids, or who wants to train their speech for the on air or for the theater.

[Cheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Debbie]

great fun!

[Aska]

Tongue twisters.