The Silly Book - Feature Edition

Sep 28, 2026

A humorous, child-focused book built around playful language and imagination. It invites readers to laugh with deliberately silly verses, songs, stories, poems, and “secrets,” including repeated call-and-response rhythms and sound effects. Sections present original silly songs such as “SILLY SONG,” plus kid-friendly lines for different characters (e.g., leopard, alligator, dentist, tiger). The text also includes acknowledgements, publication details, and copyright information.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages32

Reading Time49 min

AccessFree to download

SILLY SONG

SILLY THINGS TO SAY

ANOTHER SILLY SONG

PLE I am silly,You are silly,All of us are silly,Willy. And everything inThe Silly Book is thesilly-willy-nilliest!There are songy sills(oops!)一silly songs,silly stories,silly poems,silly secrets,silly things to do,a silly good-night,and even silly nothings.Anyone who reads this bookwill laugh like anything. Back by popular demand,Stoo Hample's irresistibleclassic,originally publishedin 1961,will cause a newgeneration of childrento giggle like gigglecopters(giggle giggle giggle). 100 E HAMPLE Hample,Stuart E.The silly book BEL-TIB 31111022781049 SILLYWARNING!notDordthis0Kwhileqouarestandíngupbecauseitcouldmakeyoulaughyoumightfal(downandbreakqourcrown.(it better myself.2) Beautifully spoken,Boodleheimer.Icouldn't have said To Joe who was“J.B.,”age five,when he inspired meto create The Silly Book ..·To Henry who was one-year-o1d“Hanky”way back in 1961·.·To Marthawho wasn't even born yet ··And to Zack who didn't check in for another 16 years P.S.And to Jamie Michalak and the Lovely Ann Stott,whosepassion for the book make Ursula Nordstrom live again.Copyright o 1961,2004 by Stuart E.Haimple A11 rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced,transmitted,or stored in an information retrieval system in any formor by any means,graphic,electronic,or mechanical,including photocopying,taping;andrecording,without prior written permission from the publisher.First Candlewick Press edition 2004 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is lavailable。Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2003051603ISBN 0-7636-2256-7246810,9753Printed in China This book was typeset in Handwriter and hand lettered by the illustrator.The illustrations were done in ink and digitally colorized.Candlewick Press2067 Massachusetts AvenueCambridge,Massachusetts 02140visit us at www.candlewick.com CANDLEWICK PRESSCAMBRIDGE,MASSACHUSLTTS tBOODLEHEIMEK. # SILLY SONG (Make up your own silly tune.) Boodleheimer Boodleheimer (CLAP!CLAP!CLAP!) Boodleheimer Boodleheimer Nowyou have to (CLAP!CLAP!CLAP!) sing it again The more you Boodle,The less you Heimer.The more you Heimer,The less you Boodle. or else you will turn tnto a bathtub! / Boodleheimer Boodleheimer (CLAP!CLAP!CLAP!) (when you have a cold) I feel awfulWhen I sneeze and cawful. # SILLY THINGS TO SAY (to a leopard)Mr.Leopard,Please pass theSalt and peppard. (to an alligator) Hello,alligator.Would you like to beMy palligator? (to the gas station man) Something's the matteryWith my battery. (to the dentist)Be nice to my teethPleeth! (to a growly tiger) I don't like youEven a littleBittle! ANOTHER SILLY SONG(So you have to make up another silly tune.My daddy flew me to the moon,moon,moon. My daddy flew me to the moon.And when wei got there,what did we see?But a great big fuzzy Moon Goon,Moon Goon.XA great big fuzzy Moon Goon.

FAQs

What kind of content does The Silly Book include?

It includes silly songs, silly stories, silly poems, silly secrets, and short playful items to do and say, designed to make readers laugh.

What is included in the “SILLY SONG” section?

A repeated, clap-accompanied tune built around the words “Boodleheimer,” plus a simple refrain for the reader to sing again.

What does the book ask readers to do in “SILLY THINGS TO SAY”?

It provides ready-made silly lines directed to different characters, such as a leopard, an alligator, a gas station man, a dentist, and a tiger.

Sep 28, 2026

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