Now Lear's classic picture book is available in popular board book format! "A fresh version of an old story that's filled with intricate details and touches of humor. A hoot and a howl that's sure to make a splash with young romantics".--"School Library Journal", starred review. Full color.
Includes Mother Goose, Sing a Song of Sixpence, The Baby's Own Aesop, A Book of Nonsense, The History of an Apple Pie and The House that Jack Built. Full color.
A was once an apple pie, PiedyWideyTidyPiedyNice insidey, APPLE PIE!Suse MacDonald adapts Edward Lear's fun-to-say, alphabet rhyme in a picture book that combines the classic with the up-to-date. Bright, bold illustrations are created with handpainted cut paper. A Bear sniffs an Apple pie, a Cat and Dog are friends, an Eel and Fish share an ocean, ...
The first complete edition of Edward Lear's verse and other nonsense writings since 1947. This is also the first annotated edition, from the juvenilia to the great nonsense books. Lear's verses, limericks and fantastical line-drawings have enchanted children and adults alike through the generations. The Owl and the Pussycat, The Jumblies and The ...
The classic collection of nonsense by the greatest nonsensicalist of all time, Edward Lear - inventor of the limerick, and creator of the "Jumblies" and "The Owl and the Pussy Cat".
This edition of Lear's work contains all the verse and stories of "The Book of Nonsense", "More Nonsense", "Nonsense Songs", "Nonsense Stories and Nonsense Alphabets" and "Nonsense Cookery".
A cat named Mr. Satie comes from Paris to the United States to visit his niece and nephew, Rosalie and Conrad. Mr. Satie amuses the pair with stories about his artistic friends such as Gertrude, Alice, Pablo, and Henri. A guide helps readers identify the people upon whom these characters are based. Color illustrations accompany the text.
A collection of Lear's nonsense songs, stories, rhymes, alphabets, and pictures taken from "Nonsense Songs and Stories, " "Nonsense Botany, " and "Nonsense Alphabets."
Four of Edward Lear's longer nonsense poems, illustrated with whimsical drawings. The poems are "The Jumblies, "The Dong with a Luminous Nose," "The Scrubious Pip," and the title poem, "How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear."
Thirty-five examples of Edward Lear's finest and funniest poems make joyous and delightful reading for children and adults alike. His verses are ageless, with their exuberant nonsense and invigorating rhythms. The magnificent color paintings - as lively and irresitible as the poems they illustrate - will spark young imaginations. Ages 7+.
Light-hearted but lavish illustrations adorn three of Lear's nonsense tales: "The New Vestments", "The Pelican Chorus", and "The Owl and the Pussycat".
Edward Lear's poetry and prose celebrates the joy of living, and has influenced writers and illustrators from Terry Gilliam to Spike Milligan and Ricky Gervais.Although the subject and form of his works varies greatly, all of Lear's poems can be characterized by his irreverent view of the world, and many critics view Lear's nonsense books as his ...
A man goes for a walk wearing a most unusual outfit--pants made of pork chops, a coat of pancakes, and a jacket of cabbage leaves. The man struts proudly down the street, only to have his outfit eaten bit by bit.
In 1828, at only sixteen years of age, Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888) embarked on an ambitious project: to draw all the known parrot species. The result, Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots (published in twelve parts, 1830-1832) contained forty-two elegant portraits. Lear had to abandon the project when he could no longer ...
A glossary of humorous and nonsense words featuring unusual spellings, hidden meanings, transposed letters, and onomatopoeic sounds, selected from the letters and other witty writings of the English author/artist.
In two poems the grand King and Queen of the Pelicans live a joyous life on the banks of the Nile and a strange creature's vast hat attracts a wide variety of nesters.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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