His Shoes Were Far Too Tight

His Shoes Were Far Too Tight
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1452126690

Renowned author Daniel Pinkwater and best-selling poet and artist Calef Brown team up to champion the ridiculous! These endlessly fascinating and imaginative poems are as fresh and delightful today as they were when Edward Lear wrote them more than a hundred years ago—from "The Owl and the Pussycat" to "The Pobble Who Has No Toes." This charming book proves that, sometimes, there's nothing children need more than a healthy dose of nonsense!

Edward Lear's Nonsense Birds

Edward Lear's Nonsense Birds
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9781851242610

Edward Lear loved birds. Of all the animals that sprang from his quirky imagination, birds held a special place, serving as the animal of choice for his zoomorphosis in self-portraiture. Not only did he draw more birds than any other animal, but he endowed them with particularly human characteristics. This book brings together a collection of Lear's nonsense birds, such as 'The Obsequious Ornamental Ostrich, who wore Boots to keep his feet quite dry', as well as the twenty birds he hand-coloured such as 'The Runcible Bird' and 'The Stripy Bird'. Each of these is endowed with unique character while collectively they form a gloriously humorous flock. Beautifully presented, this is a perfect gift for children of all ages as well as for lovers of birds.

The Owl and the Pussycat

The Owl and the Pussycat
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2007-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1553378288

Edward Lear's beloved poem has charmed readers since it was first published in 1871. 4+ yrs.

A Book of Nonsense

A Book of Nonsense
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1862
Genre: Children's poetry, English
ISBN:

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

I'm Just No Good at Rhyming

I'm Just No Good at Rhyming
Author: Chris Harris
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2017-09-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316266590

The instant New York Times bestseller featured on NPR's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon! B. J. Novak (bestselling author of The Book With No Pictures) described this groundbreaking poetry collection as "Smart and sweet, wild and wicked, brilliantly funny--it's everything a book for kids should be." Lauded by critics as a worthy heir to such greats as Silverstein, Seuss, Nash and Lear, Harris's hilarious debut molds wit and wordplay, nonsense and oxymoron, and visual and verbal sleight-of-hand in masterful ways that make you look at the world in a whole new wonderfully upside-down way. With enthusiastic endorsements from bestselling luminaries such as Lemony Snicket, Judith Viorst, Andrea Beaty, and many others, this entirely unique collection offers a surprise around every corner. Adding to the fun: Lane Smith, bestselling creator of beloved hits like It's a Book and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, has spectacularly illustrated this extraordinary collection with nearly one hundred pieces of appropriately absurd art. It's a mischievous match made in heaven! "Ridiculous, nonsensical, peculiar, outrageous, possibly deranged--and utterly, totally, absolutely delicious. Read it! Immediately!" --Judith Viorst, bestselling author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alphabets are Amazing Animals

Alphabets are Amazing Animals
Author: Anushka Ravishankar
Publisher: Tara Publishing
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9788186211724

In this quirky world of alphabets, there is no end to the strange things animals get up to.

The Alphabet War

The Alphabet War
Author: Diane Burton Robb
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807503037

Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College Why was reading so hard? When Adam started kindergarten, the teacher wanted him to learn about letters. But "p" looked like "q," and "b" looked like "d." Adam would rather color or mold clay. In first grade, his teacher wanted him to put the letters into words so he could read. That was the beginning of the Alphabet War. "Was" looked like "saw," and "there" looked like "then." Almost everyone else in his class was learning to read, but Adam was fighting a war against letters. In second grade, he had to learn to spell, which was also impossible. Now he was so frustrated he got into trouble and had to go to the principal's office. At last, in third grade, he got the right kind of help. Slowly he began to do better. During fourth grade, he learned that he could excel in other things. That gave him the confidence to take chances with reading. One day he found himself reading a book all by himself!