nonsense verses

An illustrated collection of fifteen parodies ranging from skewered nursery rhymes to epic slapstick sagas.

Contains three Dr. Seuss stories which provide lessons in humility, including "Yertle the Turtle, " the story of an ambitious king who tries to expand his kingdom at the expense of his subjects; "Gertrude McFuzz, " the tale of an envious bird; and "The Big Brag, " about the bickering and boasting of a bear and a rabbit. Includes retrospective commentary and archival images.

A collection of nonsense poems by Edward Lear, illustrated by Leslie Brooke, one of the most popular illustrators of the early twentieth century.

Horton the elephant goes to great trouble to protect some very small creatures who make their home on a speck of dust. Presented in Korean and English.

Presents twenty nursery rhymes and nonsense poems featuring such characters as a boy who refuses to use chairs, a painter with a flashy dog, and a woman with a very ordinary pig.

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

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

A collection of humorous and nonsense verses on various themes.

A collection of nonsense rhymes, including The Owl and the Pussycat, The New Vestments, and The Pelican Chorus.

Describes in verse such unusual birds as the shuttercluck, the milkbottle midge, the waterglass goose, and the highbutton bobolink.