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Poetry - Humorous Genre
Books in the Poetry - Humorous genre:
Three Centuries of Nursery Rhymes and Poetry for Children (1977)
This is a revised and expanded edition of an exhibition catalog.
Author(s):
Iona Opie
Peter Opie
Illustrator(s):
Various
A Child’s Christmas in Wales (1978)
This prose poem ranks in the best poetry of the twentieth century. It should be heard first as read by the author, then memorized with the aid of this book.
Author(s):
Dylan Thomas
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
This Little Pig-A-Wig and Other Rhymes About Pigs (1978)
A collection of poems about pigs.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Tales of Waybeyond (1979)
A collection of stories in verse about the animal inhabitants of the Village of Waybeyond.
Author(s):
Eileen Hunter
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
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 Person from Britain Whose Head Was the Shape of a Mitten (1980)
A collection of limericks.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
N. M. Bodecker
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
A Book of Nonsense (1982)
A facsimile from the Osborne collection with colored plates.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
Bosh and Nonsense (1982)
Two hitherto unpublished notebooks of limericks drawn for eleven year old Ada Duncan in 1864-1865.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
But not the Hippopotamus (1982)
Should she stay? Should she go?
Author(s):
Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s):
Sandra Boynton
Never Take a Pig to Lunch (1982)
A collection of humorous poems about animals.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Pigeon Cubes and Other Verse (1982)
A collection of light verse.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
N. M. Bodecker
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
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
Ready, Teddy, Go! (1983)
A ‘Daisychain’ of cut-out teddy bears and rhyming text.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Snowman Sniffles and Other Verse (1983)
A collection of light verse.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
N. M. Bodecker
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
Summer Snowmen (1983)
A ‘Daisychain’ with snowmen and humorous verses.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
That’s My Baby! (1983)
A fold-out ‘Daisychain’ of babies with humorous verses.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
A, My Name is Alice (1984)
An alphabet jump rope jingle with animals from Alice ape to …
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jane E. Bayer
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Care Bears Book of Favorite Bedtime Stories (1984)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Et al
Clowning About (1984)
A fold-out ‘Daisychain’ of clowns with humorous verses.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Janet Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
André Amstutz
A New Treasury of Children’s Poetry (1984)
An anthology of children’s poetry both new and old.
Author(s):
N. M. Bodecker
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Judith Gwyn Brown