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Falling Up

Shel Silverstein · 176 pages

A collection of humorous poems and drawings.

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Cautionary Tales for Children

Hilaire Belloc · 79 pages

Designed for the admonition of children between the ages of eight and fourteen years.

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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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Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems

Gail Carson Levine, Matthew Cordell

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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.

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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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Dirt on My Shirt

Jeff Foxworthy · 32 pages

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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 Bad Book

Andy Griffiths · 180 pages

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Go the Fuck to Sleep

Adam Mansbach · 32 pages

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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.

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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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Once I Ate a Pie

Patricia MacLachlan, Emily MacLachlan Charest

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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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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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I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book

Iona Opie, Peter Opie · 160 pages

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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.

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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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Sheep Out to Eat

Nancy E. Shaw · 32 pages

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Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold

Joyce Sidman · 32 pages

Come to the bitter cold that blows through these poems! Feel the warmth of life that breathes into the beaver burrowing deep beneath the snow. Discover the safe places where creatures survive, and how they stay alive in the wintertime-until roots poke from puddles of slush and broken ice to welcome the sun! Then watch as spring melts the frost from this outstanding collection of poems paired with

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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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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.

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There's a Wocket in My Pocket!

Dr. Seuss · 32 pages

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