A fantastic collection of nonsense poems from all around the world. Have you ever heard of a doctopus or a hippopotamustnt? Have you ever visited the Ning Nang Nong or lived in a floorless room? Did you know that in Japan cows go mo, in Vietnam they go o-o and that in the Philippines they go ngna-ngna? Here is an absolutely wonderful bunch of silly and charming poems from all around the world from classics like the Jabberwocky, to great contemporary nonsense like The Computers First Proverb with superb illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published in 2011 by Walker Books Ltd .

John Agard is a prolific playwright, poet and author for children. In 2012 he was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and has won a raft of other awards. Grace Nichols is one of the most exciting poets writing today. She is currently Poet-in-Residence at the Tate Gallery. Grace lives in Sussex. Satoshi Kitamura is a Japanese children's picture book author and illustrator, famous for his watercolours and quirky characters.