Ever eaten Poodle Strudel? Slain a Jabberwock? Bathed in Irish Stew?
Quentin Blake is one of the best loved of children s illustrators. In
this brilliant book he has selected and illustrated his favourite comic
verse, making it pure entertainment for nonsense-lovers of all ages. His
unique style of drawing brings a new perspective to every poem. Classic
writers such as Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear are combined with more
contemporary talents such as Roger McGough, Margaret Mahy and Russell
Hoban. With fifteen wonderfully absurd sections, including Distracting
Creatures, Sticky Ends, I Wish I Were a Jelly Fish, A Recipe for
Indigestion and Chortling and Galumphing, here is a delightful
collection of the topsy-turvy, the fantastical, the anarchic, the
illogical and the utterly wonderful."