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Lots of classic poetry and art starring Mother Nature as herself.
Check it out here !
Love... a many spendored thing. Have a look at the romance
section !
"To be or not to be... that is the question." Find poetic thoughts
that rhymed here !
For your reading pleasure:
"CPP Buy Now! Award™" books and general poetry recommendations!
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Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
Price: $5.39
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Avg. customer rating: 5 stars
Roald Dahl is simply put the greatest author of children's book
of all time. Everyone knows him as the author of "Matilda" (yes, the movie with
Danny DeVito), "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
(yes, made into a movie with Gene Wilder), "James and the Giant Peach" (again made into
a wonderfully animated movie) and other
children's classics.
"Revolting Rhymes" is true to the Roald Dahl we all know and
love, it's a collection of rhymes with the Dahl twist. Mix a little bit of humor,
a great sense of storytelling, and some gruesome details and you've got Dahl's style.
In this book Dahl retells six popular fairy tales (from Cinderella to Three Little Pigs)
with his own, unmistakable twist. This is a collection you'll enjoy reading over and over
... a book well worth the "CPP Buy Now! Award™"!
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Dirty Beasts (Picture Puffins)
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
Price: $5.99
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Roald Dahl lets his imagination run wild again in this collection of poems
about things like flying cows, a pig who gets back at a farmer, and
people eating anteaters. "Dirty Beasts" will speak to the imagination of children
of all ages as it describes the ridiculous, the humorous, the gruesome, and the amazing
in a way only Dahl can.
Asking us to pick between "Dirty Beasts" and "Revolting Rhymes"
for the coveted "CPP Buy Now! Award™" just wouldn't be fair! Any book by
Roald Dahl deserves a place on your bookshelf!
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The Tale of Custard the Dragon
by Ogden Nash, Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)
Price: $5.95
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Avg customer rating: 5 stars
"Belinda lived in a little white house,
With a little black kitten and a little gray mouse,
And a little yellow dog and a little red wagon,
And a realio, turlio little pet dragon."
The "realio, turlio little pet dragon" Custard and his friend Belinda have been
around for over 60 years as this Ogden Nash poem is a definite classic. Custard is
a friendly, but cowardly dragon who has befriended Belinda. But in this tale
he needs to rescue Belinda from a frightening pirate. Will Custard brave his fears
and help his friend? This long-overdue edition of an all-time favorite features wonderful
illustrations by Lynn Munsinger.
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Custard the Dragon and the Wicked Knight
by Ogden Nash, Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)
Price: $5.35
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Avg customer rating: 4.5 stars
The follow-up to "The Tale of Custard the Dragon" is again beautifully
illustrated by Lynn Munsinger and features more of the wonderful and
peculiar rhymes of Ogden Nash.
In this sequel, Belinda gets into trouble again as she is captured
by Sir Garagoyle. Will her funny pet dragon Custard get her out of
this bind? You'll see in this kid's classic.
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Ogden Nash's Zoo
by Ogden Nash, Etienne Delessert (Illustrator), Roy Finamore (Editor)
Price: $10.95
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Avg customer rating: 5 stars
"Zoo" is a fun collection of Nash's all-time favorite humorous poetry about
animals. This zoo of animals will delight and entertain young readers over
and over again, and is especially suitable as a bedtime storybook. Nash's
poems are beautifully complemented by 65 black-and-white illustrations by Etienne Delessert.
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The Best Cigarette
by Billy Collins
Price: $12.00
Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks.
Avg. customer rating: 5 stars
This cd features the wonderful Bill Collins reading three dozen of his poems. He touches on topics such as
cancelling a vacation, saxophones, forgetfullness, and even cows. With intelligent and incisive
humor he lures you in, while the poem itself has insights that are quircky, unexpected, and sometimes
even profound. Bill Collins has one of the richest imaginations around, and shares this with his listeners
on this great cd.
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Forever Fifty and Other Negotiations
by Judith Viorst
Price: $11.16
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Avg customer rating: 5 stars
From the author of "When Did I Stop Being Twenty...," "It's Hard to Be Hip Over
Thirty...," and "How Did I Get to Be Forty..." now comes the manual for those baby-boomers turning (gulp) 50. Everyday
little occurences become transformed by Voirst' pen into insightfull little happenings that will make you
laugh with recognition. Just about every subject gets thoroughly examined, from feeling wild ("I didn't bother flossing
before bedtime") to exercising, to counting your blessings.
Judith Voirst is the perfect guide to take you by the hand
and guide you through the wonderful, funny and wild world of being 50 (forever).
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Selected Poetry of Ogden Nash : 650 Rhymes, Verses, Lyrics,
and Poems
by Ogden Nash
Price: $14.98
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Avg customer rating: 4 stars
Ogden Nash, poet, humorist, observer of the human condition... In this volume
no less than 650 poems are presented, including some old favorites and some unknown
suprises. Nash is one of the few poets who actually make you laugh out loud while
reading his works. This collection is a perfect book to keep on your bookshelf for when you
need a comic relief!
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