Books with title Nonsense Songs

Nonsense Songs.The Owl and the Pussy-CatThe Duck and the KangarooThe Daddy Long-Legs and the FlyThe JumbliesThe Nutcrackers and the Sugar-TongsCalico PieMr. and Mrs. Spikky SparrowThe Broom, the Shovel, the Poker, and the TongsThe Table And The ChairNonsense Stories.The Story of the Four Little Children Who Went Round The WorldThe History of the Seven Families of the Lake Plpple-PoppleNonsense CookeryNonsense BotanyNonsense AlphabetsNo. 1No. 2No. 3

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How pleasant to know Mr. Lear! Who has written such volumes of stuff.Some think him ill-tempered and queer, But a few think him pleasant enough.So wrote Edward Lear upon the first publication of these Nonsense Songs in 1871, and few poets indeed have captured the imagination of children as he has. His playful use of language, his celebration of the absurd, his love of pure nonsense have secured his place on the shelves of childhood libraries for generations.This new edition of his Nonsense Songs has all the favorites--the romantic "Owl and the Pussy-Cat" and the silly "Jumblics"--as well as many other rhymes that may be new to young readers--"The Pelican Chorus" and the hilarious "New Vestments."Newly commissioned illustrations by Jonathan Allen and an introduction by Naomi Lewis make this the edition of choice for a new generation of readers.His Waistcoat and Trousers were made of Pork Chops;--His Buttons were Jujubes, and Chocolate Drops;--Hi Coat was all Pancakes with Jam for a Border,And a girdle of Biscuits to keep it in order.

Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form which he popularised. At the age of 19 his first Illustrated work Family of Psittacidae; or, Parrots was published in 1830. His paintings were well received and he was favourably compared with Audubon. In 1846 Lear published A Book of Nonsense, a volume of limericks which went through three editions and helped popularise the form. In 1865 The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple was published, and in 1867 his most famous piece of nonsense, The Owl and the Pussycat, which he wrote for the children of his patron Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby. Many other works followed. His nonsense works are distinguished by a facility of verbal invention and a poet's delight in the sounds of words, both real and imaginary.