A Book of Rhymes and Nonsense
Joy Cowley knows what makes children laugh.
In this book full of absurd poems and very short, silly stories by Joy Cowley with illustrations by David Barrow, a first-rate visual comedian who expands the humour in each fantastical suggestion such as
a man taking his tadpoles for a walk in his hat, a cat surprised by its talking feet, a tiger gobbles up a dentist, ten baggy clowns do a do-wacky dance, along with many more preposterous flights of imagination.
Joy Cowley channels the spirit of classic, silly humourists such as Spike Milligan, Edward Lear, and Ogden Nash in this exuberant collection for the family that emboldens readers to experiment and play with language.
A book for the family to laugh at together.
Categories: Early Learners, Picture-Books, New Zealand Children’s Books, Rhyming and Poetry.
Reading Age: 5 to 7 years.
RRP: Hardback picture-book in 64 pages NZ$34.99.
Published in NZ by Gecko Press.
