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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorDon't Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies
Shel Silverstein
The Tale of Custard the Dragon
Ogden Nash · 32 pages
In this humorous poem, Custard the cowardly dragon saves the day when a pirate threatens Belinda and her pet animals.
Revolting Rhymes
Roald Dahl · 48 pages
Presents humorous retellings of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.
Frankenstein Takes the Cake
Adam Rex · 48 pages
Frankenstein wants to marry his undead bride in peace, but his best man, Dracula, is freaking out about the garlic bread, and the Headless Horseman wishes everyone would stop drooling over his pumpkin head.
Science Verse
Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 40 pages
When the teacher tells his class that they can hear the poetry of science in everything, a student is struck with a curse and begins hearing nothing but science verses that sound very much like some well-known poems.
Once I Ate a Pie
Patricia MacLachlan, Emily MacLachlan Charest
Something Big Has Been Here
Jack Prelutsky · 160 pages
An illustrated collection of humorous poems on a variety of topics.
Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs
Alan Katz
Well-known songs, including "Oh Susannah" and "Row Row Row Your Boat," are presented with new words and titles, such as "I'm So Carsick" and "Go Go Go to Bed."
Rumble in the Jungle
Giles Andreae, David Wojtowycz · 32 pages
A poetic exploration of the hippos, leopards, chimpanzees, and other animals found in the jungle.
The Real Mother Goose
Blanche Fisher Wright · 128 pages
An illustrated collection of popular nursery rhymes, reprinted from the 1916 original.
Cautionary Tales for Children
Hilaire Belloc · 79 pages
Designed for the admonition of children between the ages of eight and fourteen years.
A Book of Nonsense
Edward Lear · 111 pages
A collection of over 200 limericks with the author's original illustrations and nonsense songs and stories.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
T.S. Eliot · 56 pages
T. S. Eliot’s playful cat poems have delighted readers and cat lovers around the world ever since they were first published in 1939. They were originally composed for his godchildren, with Eliot posing as Old Possum himself, and later inspired the legendary musical Cats. Now with vibrant illustrations by the award-winning Axel Scheffler, this captivating edition makes a wonderful new home for Mr.
Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems
Gail Carson Levine, Matthew Cordell
Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!
Theo LeSieg · 41 pages
Every wish is fulfilled on the First of Octember.
A Squash and A Squeeze
Julia Donaldson · 32 pages
With the help of an old man and all of her animals, an old lady realizes that her house is not as small as she thought it was.
I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book
Iona Opie, Peter Opie · 160 pages
There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
Dr. Seuss · 32 pages
Mary Engelbreit's Mother Goose: One Hundred Best-Loved Verses
Mary Engelbreit · 128 pages
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Eugene Field · 38 pages
A classic lullaby poem about three fishermen who try to catch the stars in nets of silver and gold.
God Got a Dog
Cynthia Rylant · 48 pages
Cynthia Rylant and Marla Frazee imagine a God inspired to go out and experience human things"--
Kate Greenaway's Mother Goose
Kate Greenaway · 52 pages
Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed
Eileen Christelow · 32 pages
A counting book in which one by one the little monkeys jump on the bed only to fall off and bump their heads.