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The Word Circus

The Word Circus
Price: $14.95

By Richard Lederer, Illustrated by Dave Morice
A fun and frolicking book of wordplay.

  • Hundreds of acrostics, anagrams, palindromes, puns, riddles, and spoonerisms
  • Presented in lively prose and light verse
  • Features a chapter of skill-testing word games
  • Format: Jacketed hardcover
  • Size: 288 pages; 7 1/4" x 7 1/4"
  • ISBN: 978-0-87779-354-0

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