nonsense verses

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nonsense verses

Funny bone ticklers in verse and rhyme

1973
Humorous verses by various poets describe strange animals, people, and events and ask silly questions.

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly

2004
A cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly.

Four fur feet

1993
A furry animal with four feet walks around the world.

Hilaire Belloc's The yak, the python, the frog

a picture book production
1975
Appraises in rhyme various aspects of the yak, the python, and the frog.

Tumbling Jack and other rhymes

1977
Twelve nonsense rhymes accompanied by full-page color illustrations.

An Edward Lear alphabet

1983
Illustrations and nonsense verses introduce the letters of the alphabet.

Edward Lear's ABC

alphabet rhymes for children
1986
Color illustrations and nonsense rhymes introduce the letters of the alphabet.

The owl and the pussycat

1983
After a courtship voyage of a year and a day, Owl and Pussy finally buy a ring from Piggy and are blissfully married.

Walking the bridge of your nose

1999
A collection of limericks and other humorous poems, arranged in such categories as "Mouth Manglers," "Silly Patter," and "Tombstone Tomfoolery.".

Edward Lear's nonsense verse

1999
Presents five silly poems by Edward Lear, including "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat," and "The Pobble Who Has No Toes.".

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