nonsense verses

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nonsense verses

The Krazees

1997
Describes the havoc created when "The Krazees" take over Iggie's house and head on a boring rainy day.

How beastly!

a menagerie of nonsense poems
1994
A collection of nonsense poems about beastly creatures.

The lady with the alligator purse

1998
The old jump rope/nonsense rhyme features an ailing young Tiny Tim.

There was an old lady who swallowed some bugs

2010
In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a tasty slug, a poached roach, and a squirmy worm are part of the feast for a rather unusual old lady.

There was an old monkey who swallowed a frog

2010
Set in the jungle, this variation on the traditional, cumulative rhyme looks at the consequences of a monkey's strange diet.

Now we are six

1981
Nonsense verses about people, animals, and situations. There is a beetle who is mistaken for a match, and a knight whose armour doesn't squeak.

The owl and the pussy-cat, and other nonsense poems

1995
An illustrated collection of twenty-four nonsensical poems by Edward Lear, including a selection of limericks.

Bubblegum delicious

poems
2000
An illustrated collection of twenty-four nonsense poems on a variety of topics.

A twister of twists, a tangler of tongues

1992
A collection of tongue twisters, both traditional and new, in prose and verse.

There was an odd princess who swallowed a pea

2011
Set in a castle, this variation on the traditional, cumulative rhyme looks at the consequences of a princess's strange diet.

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