A Lot of Silly: A Book of Rhymes and Nonsense
About this ebook
In this book full of absurd poems and very short, silly stories, a man takes his tadpoles for a walk in his hat, a cat is 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. Illustrations by David Barrow—a first-rate visual comedian—expand the humor in each fantastical suggestion. Cowley channels the spirit of classic, silly humorists 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.
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About the author
Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand's best-loved writers for children, with an international reputation. Her many awards and honors include an Arts Foundation Icon Award, the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement and shortlisting for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
David Barrow is a graduate of the Cambridge School of Art where he completed a Masters in Children's Book Illustration and received the top prize, the Sebastian Walker award for most promising children's illustrator. He lives in England with his wife and son.
