nonsense verses

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nonsense verses

Down by the bay

Raffi songs to read
1990
Depicts wonderfully amusing creatures such as a bear combing his hair, a goose kissing a moose, and a whale with a polka-dot tale.

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly!

2014
The accidental ingestion of a fly leads an old lady to swallow larger and larger animals, ending with a horse that causes her ultimate demise.

Fox in socks

Dr. Seuss's book of tongue tanglers
1993
Mr. Fox leads Mr. Knox in an increasingly difficult series of tongue twisters, until Mr. Knox has finally had enough.

Horton hears a Who pop-up!

2008
Horton the elephant goes to great trouble to protect some very small creatures who make their home on a speck of dust. Includes pop-up pages.

I know an old lady who swallowed a dreidel

Find out what Bubbe swallows (besides the dreidel) in this Chanukah version of the classic folk song, illustrated with parodies of great works of art. Includes artist's note naming the original artworks.

I can lick 30 tigers today and other stories

1997
Three stories in verse: "I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today," "King Looie Katz," and "The Glunk That Got Thunk.".

Green eggs and ham

1960
Sam-I-Am tries to persuade his friend to try green eggs and ham.

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