{"product_id":"9781466881594","title":"Nonsense Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow pleasant to know Mr. Lear!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e   Who has written such volumes of stuff.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome think him ill-tempered and queer,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e   But a few think him pleasant enough.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo wrote Edward Lear upon the first publication of these \u003ci\u003eNonsense Songs\u003c\/i\u003e in 1871, and few poets indeed have captured the imagination of children as he has. His playful use of language, his celebration of the absurd, his love of pure nonsense have secured his place on the shelves of childhood libraries for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of his \u003ci\u003eNonsense Songs\u003c\/i\u003e has all the favorites--the romantic \"Owl and the Pussy-Cat\" and the silly \"Jumblics\"--as well as many other rhymes that may be new to young readers--\"The Pelican Chorus\" and the hilarious \"New Vestments.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly commissioned illustrations by Jonathan Allen and an introduction by Naomi Lewis make this the edition of choice for a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis Waistcoat and Trousers were made of Pork Chops;--\u003cbr\u003eHis Buttons were Jujubes, and Chocolate Drops;--\u003cbr\u003eHi Coat was all Pancakes with Jam for a Border,\u003cbr\u003eAnd a girdle of Biscuits to keep it in order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144004026608,"sku":"9781466881594","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466881594_p0.jpg?v=1763687442","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466881594","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}