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Nonsense Songs

By Edward Lear

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Enter a world of silly rhymes and absurd characters where an owl marries a cat and friends sail the sea in a sieve!

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2004-10-08
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Summary

"Nonsense Songs by Edward Lear" is a funny compilation of poems and tales from long ago. It's full of fun and silly ideas, showing how good Lear was at making strange, likable characters and crazy situations. You'll find poems and stories that take you to a make-believe world with interesting and weird people. Some famous stories include "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat," where they go on a fun trip on the water, and "The Jumblies," who don't care about being sensible when they sail in a sieve. Lear fills the book with odd characters, like animals that talk and things that act like people, all doing funny and silly things. The stories have rhymes and pictures that grab kids' attention and get them thinking creatively, turning this work into a lasting favorite for young readers.

About the Author

Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised.

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