The closest relative of man They say, is the orang-utan; And when I look at Grandpapa, I realize how right they are! Jam-packed with the very best nonsense rhymes and tricky tongue-twisters, this wonderfully exuberant collection contains quirky, colour illustrations from Colin West and lashings of his wildly wacky verse! Divided into sections to satisfy nonsense-lovers everywhere, this brilliant bumper book will keep children in fits for hours and may inspire them to become rollicking rhyme-makers themselves! Chapters include: Curious Creatures, Tricky Tongue-twisters, Funny Folk, Moments with Monsters, Dotty Ditties, Vicious Verses, Hopeless History, and Stories in Stanzas.

 

There are 256 pages in this book. This is a big book. This book was published 2001 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Colin West was born in 1951 and studied Illustration at London's Royal College of Art. He is the author of over fifty works, which include picture books such as Have You Seen the Crocodile? (Walker, 2009). Colin is based in East Sussex.

This book has the following chapters: Curious creatures; tricky tongue-twisters; funny folk; moments with monsters; dotty ditties; vicious verses; hopeless history; stories in stanzas.