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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorDirty Beasts
Roald Dahl · 32 pages
A collection of humorous poems about amazing or nasty creatures, including a flying cow, a pig who turns the tables on a farmer, and crocodiles, lions, and anteaters who delight in devouring people.
Runny Babbit
Shel Silverstein · 89 pages
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.
Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!
Theo LeSieg · 41 pages
Every wish is fulfilled on the First of Octember.
There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
Dr. Seuss · 32 pages
The Bad Book
Andy Griffiths · 180 pages
Go the Fuck to Sleep
Adam Mansbach · 32 pages
Jabberwocky
Lewis Carroll · 32 pages
The illustrations set the classic nonsense poem taken from "Through the Looking Glass" in medieval times.
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
Tim Burton · 128 pages
A bizarre menagerie of characters--including Oyster Boy, Brie Boy, Match Girl, and Stick Boy--search for love and understanding in a world that does not comprehend oddities.
Struwwelpeter: Fearful Stories and Vile Pictures to Instruct Good Little Folks
Heinrich Hoffmann · 48 pages
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.
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.
Something Big Has Been Here
Jack Prelutsky · 160 pages
An illustrated collection of humorous poems on a variety of topics.
Cautionary Tales for Children
Hilaire Belloc · 79 pages
Designed for the admonition of children between the ages of eight and fourteen years.
Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems
Gail Carson Levine, Matthew Cordell
The Real Mother Goose
Blanche Fisher Wright · 128 pages
An illustrated collection of popular nursery rhymes, reprinted from the 1916 original.
Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone
Bo Burnham
A strange and charming collection of hilariously absurd poetry, writing, and illustration from one of today's most popular young comedians... EGGHEAD: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone Bo Burnham was a precocious teenager living in his parents' attic when he started posting material on YouTube. 100 million people viewed those videos, turning Bo into an online sensation with a huge and dedicated
Once I Ate a Pie
Patricia MacLachlan, Emily MacLachlan Charest
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.
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.
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."
A Spaniard in the Works
John Lennon · 90 pages