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Poetry - Humorous Genre

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Complete Poems for Children (1973)

A compilation including The Wandering Moon, The Blackbird in the Lilac, Prefabulous Animiles, Ragged Robin and The Story of Jackie Thimble.... View More

Author(s): James Reeves
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

There was an Old Woman (1974)

There was an old woman who swallowed a fly -- perhaps she’ll die. She doesn’t, but she can’t stop there … Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

More Prefabulous Animiles (1975)

Poems about fantastical animals.

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Author(s): James Reeves
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

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

I’ll Tell You a Tale (1976)

A collection of poems and ballads for children.

Author(s): Ian Serraillier
Illustrator(s): C. Walter Hodges

Steven Kellogg’s Yankee Doodle (1976)

The famous Revolutionary War song.

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Author(s): Edward Bangs
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

One Old Oxford Ox (1977)

A tongue-twisting counting rhyme.

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Author(s): Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast (1977)

Six stories and poems with a different illustrator for each on the subject of ‘impossible.’

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

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

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

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

A, My Name is Alice (1984)

An alphabet jump rope jingle with animals from Alice ape to …

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Author(s): Jane E. Bayer
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Numbears (1984)

Teddy bears introduce the numbers from one to twelve.

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Author(s): Kathleen Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Rent-a-Robot (1984)

A ‘Daisychain’ featuring six robots with verses.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Janet Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): André Amstutz

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)

A collection of nonsense poems illustrated by Garth Williams. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Love & the Merry-Go-Round (1988)

This is an anthology of modern poetry for children.

Author(s): Rosemary Harris
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Mighty Slide (1988)

’The snow has fallen in the night.
The temperature’s exactly right
The playground’s ready, white and wide;
Just waiting for the mighty slide.’

and four other epic poems.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Charlotte Voake

Side by Side: Poems to Read Together (1988)

A diverse collection of poems.

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Author(s): Lee Bennett Hopkins
Various
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Bear in Mind. A Book of Bear Poems (1989)

This is a collection, informational, humorous and lyrical, about bears.

Author(s): Bobbye S. Goldstein
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

Heard it in the Playground (1989)

Collection of poems for children.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Fritz Wenger

Beneath a Blue Umbrella (1990)

This is a collection of (mostly) nonsense verse with illustrations by Garth Williams. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Engelbert the Elephant (1990)

Engelbert the elephant receives an invitation to the Royal Ball. He proves that elephants can dance. If you know the tune you can sing along. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Tom Paxton
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Happy Birthday (1991)

A collection of poems on the topic of birthdays.

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Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

The Owl and the Pussycat (1991)

The Owl and the Pussycat put to sea again, with honey and money and a runcible spoon.

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Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

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

Snuffles and Snouts: Poems (1995)

A collection of Pig Poems illustrated by Steven Kellogg.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

The Night Before Christmas (1998)

’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

Author(s): Clement C. Moore
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

Give the Dog a Bone (2000)

Nick-nack paddywhack, give the dog a bone, this old man came rolling home!

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Author(s): Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

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

Big Bear Ball (2002)

The bears dance by the light of the moon.

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Author(s): Joanne Ryder
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Clorinda (2003)

Clorinda the cow takes to the dance. The results are not quite what you might think.

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Author(s): Robert Kinerk
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

The Book of Fairy Poetry (2004)

An anthology of poetry dealing with fairies and their dealings with men.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Animal Friends: A Collection of Poems for Children (2007)

A collection of poems chiefly about animals.

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Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Clorinda Takes Flight (2007)

If pigs can fly, why not a cow?

Clorinda shows how.

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Author(s): Robert Kinerk
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

The Collected Poems (2008)

Poems that really are poetry.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Charlotte Voake

Everybody was a Baby Once; and Other Poems (2010)

Illustrated poems present a unique cast of babies and witches, sausages and robbers, and a few favorite nursery-rhyme characters. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Bruce Ingman

Bring on the Girls (2014)

Plum (lyrics) and Guy (book) reminisce about their years as kings of Broadway musical comedy. This is the revised text from the 1954 Herbert Jenkins, Ltd. edition.

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