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A Light in the Attic

Shel Silverstein · 176 pages

A collection of humorous poems and drawings.

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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.

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Something Big Has Been Here

Jack Prelutsky · 160 pages

An illustrated collection of humorous poems on a variety of topics.

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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.

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The Real Mother Goose

Blanche Fisher Wright · 128 pages

An illustrated collection of popular nursery rhymes, reprinted from the 1916 original.

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Nursery Rhyme Comics

Chris Duffy · 128 pages

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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.

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When We Were Very Young

A.A. Milne · 102 pages

A collection of poems reflecting the experiences of a little English boy growing up in the early part of the twentieth century.

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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."

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Flower Fairies of the Autumn

Cicely Mary Barker · 53 pages

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Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!

Theo LeSieg · 41 pages

Every wish is fulfilled on the First of Octember.

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There's a Wocket in My Pocket!

Dr. Seuss · 32 pages

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A Child's Garden of Verses

Robert Louis Stevenson · 69 pages

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The Night Before Christmas

Clement Clarke Moore · 32 pages

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Instructions

Neil Gaiman · 40 pages

This advice for travelling through a fairytale landscape might just save you from being eaten by wolves or being lost for ever, but it is also a charming metaphor for living courageously and taking risks.

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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.

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Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems

Marilyn Singer · 32 pages

A collection of short poems which, when reversed, provide new perspectives on the fairy tale characters they feature.

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Hailstones and Halibut Bones

Mary O'Neill · 58 pages

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Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes

Beatrix Potter · 40 pages

Eight short nursery rhymes about Cecily Parsley, Goosey Gander, the five pigs, Pussy-Cat, three blind mice, Tom Tinker's dog, a garden, and Ninny Nanny Netticoat

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The Tale of Tsar Saltan

Alexander Pushkin

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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.

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