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A Lot of Silly
A Book of Rhymes and Nonsense
Brief Description
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...
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Description
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: 0g
Pages: 64
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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