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Everyone has at one time or another giggled uncontrollably at some silly nothing, some play on words, some nonsense that, for a moment at least, makes the world seem genuinely funny, if not a little mad. In Nonsense Verse you'll find many favorites to transport you to a time and place where things are a little upside down or back to front. This volume includes favorites from Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll and quite a few other authors to giggle along with.
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"My copy of this book was in French, a gift to me when I was a very young girl. Even after translation it was hard to make sense of it as a child. I totally loved the sounds of the words and the improbability of it all. I still do. I reminds me of a recent trip to Hawaii. "
— Lucinda (5 out of 5 stars)
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" Delightfully illustrated version of the famous poem. "
— Polly, 4/25/2011 -
" poetry, read for kid lit course for MLIS degree. One of my favorites from my own childhood. "
— Sarah, 2/10/2011 -
" One of those books I love, no matter what. "
— Elizabeth, 2/6/2011 -
" This book seems like one of a kind. It sounds old yet still a good read. Good to talk about how the English language has evolved over time. Sweet illustrations to go with a good story. "
— Lucia, 9/25/2010 -
" I recall the first time I saw a runcible spoon and nearly fainted with nostalgia, remembering my mother's reading of this to me from MY BOOK HOUSE. Thanks again, Mom. "
— Thom, 7/29/2010 -
" It was sort of weird that it was a poem but I like it. I had to memorize all the way to where he sung to her. "
— Emily, 7/8/2010 -
" I memorized this poem as a child and have never forgotten it. Jan Brett's wonderful illustrations make this book well worth a look. It's fun to see her illustrating in a tropical setting for a change. "
— Dianna, 4/12/2010 -
" One of my favorite children's books. I can recite it from memory and my youngest of four is 19 years old. "
— Ruth, 4/5/2010 -
" I read this for my baby program on Valentine's Day. It was a hit, especially with the mom's who loved the illustrations. "
— Molly, 2/18/2010 -
" The illustrations in this are just lovely. "
— Alisa, 2/17/2010 -
" One of my favorites when I was little. I had it memorized so there was no skipping pages or lines when reading it to me! "
— Jessica, 2/4/2010
About the Authors
Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898), English author, mathematician, and photographer. One of eleven children of a scholarly country parson, he studied mathematics at Oxford, obtained a university post, and then was ordained as a deacon but found true success with his masterpiece, Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, now known as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, which originated as a story told to a young friend, Alice Liddell, during a boating trip on the Thames. Among his other works are Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, The Hunting of the Snark, and Jabberwocky.
Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, known mainly for his nonsense literature and for popularizing the limerick. His most famous work is “The Owl and the Pussycat,” written for the children of his patron, Edward Stanley, the Earl of Derby.
Xe Sands has more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration, performance, and visual art, including recordings of the Nightwalkers series from Jaquelyn Frank. She has received several honors, including AudioFile Earphones Awards and a coveted Audie Award, and she was named Favorite Debut Romance Narrator of 2011 in the Romance Audiobooks poll.
About the Narrators
Nigel Planer is an English actor, comedian, novelist, playwright, and voiceover artist. He has narrated countless audiobooks and, in this capacity, is best known as all the voices of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. Nigel has appeared in many West End musicals, including Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Hairspray, and has played various roles on screen and on television. His audiobook narration has won him two Earphones Awards.
Ghizela Rowe has worked in broadcast television for thirty years on a broad range of programming. Her specialization is in music. She helps run the Copyright Group, an extensive collection of master recording rights, and has lent her voice to many audiobooks, including The Poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Elizabeth Gaskell: The Short Stories, and The Romantics: An Introduction.
Lee Samuels (SAG-AFTRA) has lent his deep, “whiskey-smooth” voice to over 200 romance audiobooks; from small-town to suspense, and rom-coms to erotica. With a background in theatre, Lee’s audiobook career began in New York City when his roommate, then working as an audiobook engineer at Recorded Books, offered to help him record a few auditions for her friends’ then-new studio (Brick Shop Audio) in 2011. In his other life, he’s also a New York Times-published writer and author.