By Joy Cowley (author) , David Barrow (illustrator)
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World-renowned Joy Cowley brings her silly side to this collection of rhymes and nonsense old and new, illustrated in colour by master of the absurd David Barrow, for families to recite and remember.
Joy Cowley knows what makes children laugh. In this book full of absurd poems and very short, silly stories, a man takes his tadpoles for a walk in his hat, a cat is surprised by its talking feet, a tiger gobbles up a dentist, ten baggy clowns do a do-wacky dance ... along with many more preposterous flights of imagination.
Each fantastical suggestion is playfully expanded in the illustrations of David Barrow—a first-rate visual comedian.
Cowley channels the spirit of classic silly humorists Spike Milligan, Edward Lear and Ogden Nash in this exuberant collection for the family that emboldens us to experiment with language and play.
Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand’s best-loved writers for children and adults, with an international reputation. She has won a multitude of awards and honours for her bestselling books, including the Prime Minister's Award for contribution to literature. She was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018.
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World-renowned Joy Cowley brings her silly side to this collection of rhymes and nonsense old and new, illustrated in colour by master of the absurd David Barrow, for families to recite and remember. Joy Cowley knows what makes children laugh.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Lot of Silly and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
A Lot of Silly features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Poetry Books for Children, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals
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A Lot of Silly was written by Joy Cowley and published by Gecko Press
A Lot of Silly has 63 pages
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. In Stock.
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