A Book of Nonsense

★★★☆☆
Written By Muhan Zhang
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By Edward Lear

Publication Year: 1846

Type: Poetry

Genre: humor, children

Read on 2020-02-20

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★★★☆☆

On a working vacation trip with my family in Bermuda this week, and stopped by a book store to look for treasures. Found this lovely little book of limericks and illustrations by an English earl and illustrator from 1846, originally made for his children and grandchildren. The silliness and doodly illustrations remind me of Shel Silverstein. There was one or two racially sensitive limericks, but on the whole I’m really happy to have found this!

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