What is a palindrome? Read this book forward or backward to find out! Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable pair up to wow readers with playful rhymes and eye -catching illustrations that introduce palindromes―words, phrases, or numbers that are spelled the same forward and backward. Each palindrome is printed in color for easy identification. Aha ! You found one! Madam and Nun and 1001: What Is a Palindrome? turns traditional grammar lessons on end. Read it aloud and share in the delight of the sense―and nonsense―of words.