humorous poetry

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A little less noise

2001
Presents an illustrated collection of song lyrics by Barry Louis Polisar, telling of tormented babysitters, pesky siblings, naughty children, monsters, and other strange and silly people and creatures.

Under water with Ogden Nash

1997
A collection of twenty-seven poems by American humorist Ogden Nash in which he celebrates aquatic creatures above and beneath the water's surface, with color illustrations by botanical and zoological artist Katie Lee.

As I walked out one evening

songs, ballads, lullabies, limericks, and other light verse
1995
"A selection of Auden's most immediately accessible poems...[including] some of his greatest work"--Fly-leaf.

Roald Dahl's revolting rhymes

2002
Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.

Poem depot

aisles of smiles
A collection of poems and drawings for children by award-winning author Douglas Florian.

Animal exercises

poems to keep fit
2006
An illustrated collection of humorous poems about the exercise habits or needs of animals.

Laugh-eteria

2008
A collection of more than 100 humorous poems on such topics as ogres, pizza, fear, school, dragons, trees, and hair.

Crazy about soccer!

2012
Contains dozens of humorous poems about soccer.

Alpha beta chowder

1995
Presents an alliterative humorous verse for each letter of the alphabet, including "The Enigmatic Egg," "Mishmash," and "Worrywart.".

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