Nonsense Verse

Összefoglaló

A delightful picture book for very young children, bringing new life to five of Edward Lear's best-loved nonsense verses:
The Owl and the Pussy Cat
The Pobble Who has No Toes
The Pelican Chorus
The Jumblies
The Quangle Wangle's Hat
Zany characters leap across the pages in a colourful fantasy world where nothing is what it seems and anything is possible.
The Author
Edward Lear (1812-88) was born in London and started writing poetry as a teenager. He was to become one of the founders of imaginative children's literature, publishing the first Book of Nonsense in 1846, and Nonsense Songs in 1870. His writing has been enjoyed by children for its clever combination of word play, rhyme and sheer nonsense.
The Illustrator
Jonathan Bentley was born in York in 1965 and studied at Brighton Polytechnic. He now lives in Brisbane, Australia where he works full-time as an illustrator. He has illustrated several children's books for both British and Australian publishers and contributes regularly to The Brisbane Courier Mail.