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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Humour & jokes > General
"The Can't See 'Em Museum" became a #1 International Best Seller
within days of its publication. It's about "a strange small museum,
not too far away, with many odd creatures, or so they say. But you
can't see these creatures because they're so small. You can't hear
them or smell them or sense them at all. Yes, all these weird
creatures are less than one nothing tall. Especially in Winter,
Spring, Summer and Fall. If you ever go to this museum with me,
these are a few of the things we won't see..." After this
intriguing preface, readers are introduced to dozens of fantastic
creatures, such as a hippopotamusaurus on a hippopotamusaurus
skateboard and a herd of purple gigglesnorts laughing on a gourd. A
bunch of bumpy pickle birds flying all around and a family of fuzzy
whipplewiggs living underground. A pair of bright red
giraffeweasels sitting on their couch and a goldwinged mama
kangaroo bug with a young one in her pouch. With lots of colorful
drawings, fun rhymes and fantastical creatures, this book will
engage your child's imagination, delight his or her eyes and tickle
their funny bones each time you share the book together. Steve
Hodge's other #1 Bestselling rhyming picture books have entertained
countless thousands of children all around the world. "The Can't
See 'Em Museum" is destined to become another favorite of children,
parents and grandparents everywhere for generations to come.
HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: DUBLIN takes his readers on a
gore-tastic tour of the streets of Dublin, exposing all of its most
scurrilous secrets. Tourists can plot their path to the past -
picnic with pirates at St Stephen's Green, creep around the cruel
cathedrals and then head to dreadful Dublin castle. Torture,
traitors and cut-throat Irish chieftains, it's a trip no Horrible
Histories fan will want to miss!
When Bees Flew in for Breakfast is a collection of forty original
poems written specifically for the 11-16 age group. The poems cover
a wide range of themes, from nonsense humour to Gothic horror to
logical puzzles to the Natural World. The poems are playful,
surprising, thought-provoking and intriguing. This is a book that
young people will want to read.
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Pretty Ballerina
(Paperback)
G.C. McRae; Illustrated by David Anderson
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R319
R293
Discovery Miles 2 930
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This little girl loves to draw. The trouble is, no one can
understand her scribbles. Is it a chicken gone berserk? Is it
Frankenstein yawning? Oh, no she says, "It's a pretty ballerina
with a little ocarina and her pet chiquita cheetah singing Auld
Lang Syne." No one can figure that out until Gramma comes along.
From the pen of G.C. McRae and the paintbox of acclaimed
illustrator David Anderson comes another quirky rhyming tale, just
perfect for bedtime.
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Lucky Dip
(Paperback)
Catharine Boddy; Illustrated by John Taylor
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R183
Discovery Miles 1 830
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What's a Velociraptor's favorite number? Eight (ate) Kids are
fascinated by dinosaurs - what they looked like, what they ate,
where they lived, how you pronounce their names, etc. Kids also
love jokes, riddles, puns. Kids loved Delabarre Publishing's
best-selling 101 Hilarious Dinosaur Jokes: T-Rex Ticklers and
Raptor Riddles to Keep Your Kids Roaring With Laughter, and now
kids have even more dinosaur jokes with 102 More Hilarious Dinosaur
Jokes For Kids: Jokes That Will Have your Kids Roaring and Hissing
With Laughter. What do you call a dentist who treats dinosaurs?
Scared.
Two fanciful verses for the young, based on the photographs of
Frank and Mary Brown. The first is the story of a lonely green
heron, and what happens when he calls for some friends to come and
play by the river. The second is set in Ireland, it's the tale of a
magical blue horse and what might happen should you be lucky (or
unlucky) enough to see her.
Whether it is a man with a lawn growing on his head or a story
about a tooth fairy that goes broke paying for fallen teeth, this
collection of children's poems will delight with its zany humor.
The clever rhymes of author Damon M. Ellis in Lion Stew Humorous
Children's Poems are paired with equally whimsical illustrations by
Micah Chambers-Goldberg. Each poem stands on its own, revealing
unique characters and crazy situations in the tradition of Shel
Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky. Children will love these playful
poems filled with characters engaged in absurd activities and
adventures. In "The Greatest Dive Never," a man never tires of
bragging about a feat he will never actually perform: "Ladies and
gentlemen gather and see the greatest dive ever in all history
Spectacular tricks I will fearlessly dare, when I spring from the
board fifty feet in the air. I'll do six stunning spins and five
furious flips, two twisty turns and four dangerous dips...," writes
Ellis. Other poems are equally fantastic, ranging from a girl who
talked too much to a boy who swallowed his own head. Children will
get a gross-out lesson from reading a poem about why you shouldn't
squash bugs, and they will nod their heads at a little ditty that
proclaims that teachers shouldn't give homework. Intended for
children ages five and up, these poems will also please parents and
teachers who will find that the funny book leaves youngsters
giggling and snickering. Whether it is a monster who keeps people
awake with his loud snoring rather than the ferocity of his roar or
a visit from Miss Bo Peep who charges would-be sleepers for
counting her sheep, nobody is quite who they seem to be in Ellis'
humorous poems. Witty and whimsical, these rhyming stories are full
of figurative language and silly stories that will draw children's
rapt attention and devotion.
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