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everyone should read this book. I am interested in what different illustrators have done with this. Kids inherently understand the whimsy and metaphor. I love the fact that two different people can fall in love. you don't both have to love dungeons and dragons, well then again maybe in that case you both do.

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3.0

Mooie tekeningen in het eerste deel, de gedichten zijn oké.

averyarnold's review

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fast-paced

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4.0

A nonsense rhyme that succeeds primarily because it is so ridiculous. Also inspired one of my very first literary attempts - my best friend and I, who must have been all of 8 or 9, wrote a fully rhyming, a la Lear, parody of this. If I recall correctly the owl drowned and the cat ate the pig.

We did not have the benefit of Gwen Fulton's gorgeous illustrations though, alas.

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3.0

I've finally read this... one ticked off the bucket list. Cute and occasionally funny, even if not all the poems have aged particularly well.

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3.0

A wonderful read from my childhood, one I’d certainly suggest for other youngsters. Whilst it is not my all-time favourite childhood read I can still recall all the details of this one meaning it certainly left a lasting impression upon my young mind.

And isn’t that what we want with children’s books, for them to leave a positive lasting impression?

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