Height of Absurdity

Description

An illustrated collection of 50 funny poems by a master of the genre. This anthology of rhymes on a range of silly topics will have children (and adults) rolling with laughter. For example, "Coathanger". "I gave my love a coathanger. She flung it back at me. It acted like a boomerang, And hit her on the knee." All poems are illustrated in an absurdly appealing style.

Reviews

The most consistently good poet of the absurd for children since Edward Lear." Good Book Guide on Colin West

Author description

Colin West is an author and illustrator, and is well known for his books of nonsense verse. He has created many titles for children including "Have You Seen the Crocodile?" and "Buzz, Buzz, Buzz Went the Bumblebee". Colin lives in Essex.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781844289288
• Publisher : Walker Books Ltd
• Imprint : Walker Books Ltd
• Publication date : December 2005
• Dimensions : 185mm X 135mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : illustrations
• Pages : 64
• Dewey classification : 821.914
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Colin West