nonsense verses

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nonsense verses

The bed book

1976
Describes various beds that are much more interesting than beds for sleeping, such as a jet-propelled bed, snack bed, pocket-size bed, and bounceable bed.

Jabberwocky

2004
An illustrated version of the classic nonsense poem from "Through the Looking Glass.".

There was an old lady who swallowed a rose!

2012
In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a rose, some lace, glitter, and other items associated with Valentine's Day.

Now we are six

1955
Nonsense verses about people, animals, and situations. There is a beetle who is mistaken for a match, and a knight whose armour doesn't squeak.

Animal fare

poems
1994
A collection of sixteen nonsense poems about the anteloop, the sprinkler spaniel, the rhinocerworse, and other fantastic animals.

Laughing time

nonsense poems
1980
Contains nonsense poems on a variety of topics.

The Jumblies

1989
The Jumblies go to sea in a sieve and have many adventures.

The Quangle Wangle's hat

1988
Fanciful creatures, including the Stork, the Duck, the Owl, the Frog, and the Fimble Fowl come to build their homes on the Quangle Wangle's commodious hat.

The owl and the pussycat

1977
An illustrated version of the owl and the pussycat's courtship.

The nutcrackers and the sugar-tongs

1978
The nutcrackers and sugar-tongs suddenly decide to leave their place at the table and go off on horses, leaving the household behind in chaos and confusion.

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