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A Lot of Silly

A Book of Rhymes and Nonsense
By Joy Cowley
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Joy Cowley knows what makes children laugh. In A Lot of Silly, a 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, and a tiger gobbles... Read More
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Joy Cowley knows what makes children laugh.

In A Lot of Silly, a 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, and 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 humour in each fantastical suggestion.

Cowley channels the spirit of classic, silly humourists 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781776575978

Publisher: Gecko Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 October 2024

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Gecko Press

Illustration: Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by David Barrow

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 197.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 64

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Joy Cowley New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Children's Books New Zealand Published

About the Author

Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand's best-loved writers. Her awards include the Margaret Mahy Medal; the NZ Post Children's Book Award 2006; the Roberta Long Medal, Alabama, USA; and the AW Reed Award for Contribution to New Zealand Literature. She is a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. David Barrow is a recent 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.

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