nonsense verses

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nonsense verses

Daffy down dillies

silly limericks
1992
A collection of limericks comically illustrated.

Nicholas Knock and other people

poems
1976
A collection of thirty nonsense poems including the tale of Nicholas Knock and his friendship with a silver honkabeest.

Jabberwocky

2008
An illustrated interpretation of Lewis Carroll's classic nonsense poem "Jabberwocky" from his novel "Through the Looking Glass.".

The walloping window-blind

1994
An illustrated version of the nonsense poem about an extraordinary ship and the follies and misadventures of her madcap crew.

A book of nonsense

1980
A collection of over 100 limericks with the author's original illustrations.

The pig-tale

1975
A tale in nonsense verse of a pig so very plump he only sat and moaned all day because he could not jump.

Un pez, dos peces, pez rojo, pez azul

2006
Presents rhyming text and illustrations that describe the activities of such unusual animals as the Nook, Wump, Yink, Yop, Gack, and the Zeds.

Hilary Knight's the owl and the pussy-cat

based on the poem by Edward Lear
1989
Captivated by Edward Lear's poem, a boy and girl turn into the owl and the pussycat and set sail in a pea green boat for the Land Where the Bong Tree Grows.

The birthday cow

1978
Fifteen poems celebrating humorous aspects of contemporary life.

The owl and the pussycat

1986
After a courtship voyage of a year and a day, Owl and Pussy finally buy a ring from Piggy and are blissfully married.

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