The Penguin Book of Nonsense Verse
by Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
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Ever eaten Poodle Strudel? Slain a Jabberwock? Bathed in Irish Stew? Quentin Blake is one of the best loved of children's illustrators. In this brilliant book he has selected and illustrated his favourite comic verse, making it pure entertainment for nonsense-lovers of all ages. His unique style of drawing brings a new perspective to every poem. Classic writers such as Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear are combined with more contemporary talents such as Roger McGough, Margaret Mahy and Russell show more Hoban. With fifteen wonderfully absurd sections, including Distracting Creatures, Sticky Ends, I Wish I Were a Jelly Fish, A Recipe for Indigestion and Chortling and Galumphing, here is a delightful collection of the topsy-turvy, the fantastical, the anarchic, the illogical and the utterly wonderful. show lessTags
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Award-winning illustrator and children's author, Quentin Blake was born in 1932. His first drawings were published in "Punch" when he was 16. He has illustrated almost 300 titles some in collaboration with famous writers such as Russell Hoban, John Yeoman and Roald Dahl. He is the creator of characters such as Mister Magnolia and Mrs. Armitage. show more His works have earned him numerous awards including the Whitbread Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Emil/Kurt Maschler Award, the Bologna Ragazzi Prize, and in 2002 the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. In 1999, he was selected as the First Children's Laureate. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Penguin Book of Nonsense Verse
- Original publication date
- 1994
Classifications
- Genres
- Poetry, Fiction and Literature, Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 821.91408 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English Poetry 1900- 1900-1999 1945-1999 Modified standard subdivisions Collections of literary texts
- LCC
- PR1195 .N64 .Q46 — Language and Literature English English Literature Collections of English literature
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- 131
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 2
