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Nonsense Genre
Books in the Nonsense genre:
Edward Lear’s A Nonsense Alphabet (1962)
An alphabet by the master of nonsense.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.
Author(s):
Roald Dahl
Illustrator(s):
Joseph Schindelman
Richard Scarry’s Simple Simon and Other Rhymes (1964)
Simple Simon met a pie man.
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Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Rhymes of Nonsense: An Alphabet (1968)
This alphabet was written around 1862 and is here first published in facsimile.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
The Scroobious Pip (1968)
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Ogden Nash
Illustrator(s):
Nancy Ekholm Burkert
Topsy-Turvies: Pictures to Stretch the Imagination (1970)
There are different ways of seeing, even when looking at the same picture.
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Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Upside-Downers: More Pictures to Stretch the Imagination (1971)
A house of cards, that can be read backwards and forwards.
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Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Dr. Anno’s Magical Midnight Circus (1972)
A magical circus of optical illusion comes to life after midnight.
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Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
The Second-Best Children in the World (1972)
Ben, Kate and Matt decide to take a trip around the world to give their parents a rest and return with a new car.
Author(s):
Mary Lavin
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
There was an Old Woman (1974)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Lear in the Original (1975)
A collection of original artwork for the Nonsense books, with a few miscellaneous sketches.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
The Yak, the Python and the Frog (1975)
Some little-known facts are revealed that will be useful for those thinking of choosing an exotic pet.
Author(s):
Hilaire Belloc
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
One Old Oxford Ox (1977)
A tongue-twisting counting rhyme.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
The Little Worm Book (1979)
Here is more amazing information about our friends the worms.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
A Book of Nonsense (1980)
This is a facsimile of the first edition to be printed in color.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
A Book of Nonsense (1982)
A facsimile from the Osborne collection with colored plates.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1983)
Author(s):
Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Hilary Knight’s the Owl and the Pussy-Cat (1983)
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Nonsense Songs and Stories (1984)
This is a facsimile of the 1895 edition. It is a collection of poems and stories from the four nonsense books with a few additions.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
As I Was Going Up and Down (1985)
A collection of nonsense nursery rhymes with detailed, colorful and humorous paintings.
Author(s):
Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Ride a Purple Pelican (1986)
Author(s):
Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Bedtime & Moonshine (1987)
A combined edition of Hush-a-bye-Baby and As I Was Going Up and Down.
Author(s):
Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Nonsensus: Cross-Referencing Edward Lear’s Book of Nonsense (1988)
The first three editions of A Book of Nonsense are compared to the various original manuscripts. Includes a census of the then-known copies of the two-volume first edition.
Author(s):
Justin G. Schiller
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
Beneath a Blue Umbrella (1990)
Author(s):
Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Day the Goose Got Loose (1990)
When the goose got loose, she caused a riot. Nobody ever thought she’d try it!
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Reeve Lindbergh
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Nonsense Poems of Edward Lear (1991)
All the longer nonsense poems.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
The Trouble with Uncle (1992)
Author(s):
Babette Cole
Illustrator(s):
Babette Cole
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Nonsense Poems (1995)
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. Here they are accompanied by many of the delightful Lear Limericks and some of the longer nonsense poems.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Sleepy Men (1996)
A tale about a Big sleepy man, a Small sleepy man and the Man in the moon.
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Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Robert Rayevsky
A-Hunting We Will Go (1998)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Give the Dog a Bone (2000)
Nick-nack paddywhack, give the dog a bone, this old man came rolling home!
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense (2001)
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
Hilary Knight’s the Owl and the Pussy-Cat (2001)
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat.
Author(s):
Douglas Colby
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets (2009)
Selections from Lear, mainly nonsense alphabets and botany.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrations of the Family Psittacidae, or Parrots (2010)
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
Are You a Cow? (2013)
A clever chicken narrates a playful inquiry in this charming and hilarious story perfect for Boynton fans new and old.
Author(s):
Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s):
Sandra Boynton
Edward Lear’s Alphabet of Nonsense (2013)
This is a facsimile of the 1862 original.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear