Summary
This collection of humorous poetry includes such selections as "A Poem to Send Your Worst Enemy" and "Picking Noses." Pen-and-ink illustrations accompany the verses.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Candlewick Pr
Published date: 1997
Edition: 2nd edition
Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds
Ages: 2 to 3
Pages: 93
Synopses
A collection of humorous poems about eccentric characters.
Publisher's Notes
The exuberant pages of Colin McNaughton's newest anthology are packed with puns, parodies, and playground humor. With such worthy odes as "A Poem to Send to Your Worst Enemy" and "Picking Noses," and with McNaughton's equally outrageous illustrations, this rollicking collection promises hours of silly, hilarious, completely disorderly fun.
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