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nonsense

Books about nonsense for readers of all ages.

Cover of Scranimals

Scranimals

Jack Prelutsky

Ages 5–10imaginationwordplay

Cover of Walking the bridge of your nose

Walking the bridge of your nose

Michael Rosen

Ages 6–12humorimagination

Cover of The golden-breasted kootoo

The golden-breasted kootoo

Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

Ages 5–10imaginationhumor

Cover of There Is a Carrot in My Ear and Other Noodle Tales

There Is a Carrot in My Ear and Other Noodle Tales

Alvin Schwartz

Ages 5–8humorimagination

Cover of Hey, Diddle Diddle (Nursery Rhyme)

Hey, Diddle Diddle (Nursery Rhyme)

Kin Eagle

Ages 2–7humorimagination

Cover of Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Jennifer Adams

Ages 4–10adventurecuriosity

Cover of Fooba wooba John

Fooba wooba John

Harriet Ziefert

Ages 2–7imaginationplay

Cover of I know an old lady

I know an old lady

Rose Bonne, Alan Mills

Ages 3–8humornonsense

Cover of I Know an Old Lady

I Know an Old Lady

Sandra D'Antonio

Ages 3–7cumulative storytellinghumor

Cover of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed the Sea (Classic Books With Holes)

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed the Sea (Classic Books With Holes)

Pam Adams

Ages 2–6humorsurprise

Cover of The collected stories of Lewis Carroll (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Phantasmagoria / Through the Looking-Glass)

The collected stories of Lewis Carroll (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Phantasmagoria / Through the Looking-Glass)

Lewis Carroll

Ages 7–15imaginationadventure

Cover of Falling Up

Falling Up

Shel Silverstein

Ages 5–14imaginationhumor

Cover of A Giraffe and a Half

A Giraffe and a Half

Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein

Ages 3–8imaginationabsurdity

Cover of Hey diddle diddle

Hey diddle diddle

Theresa Howell

Ages 2–6imaginationplayfulness

Cover of Seventeen kings and forty two elephants

Seventeen kings and forty two elephants

Margaret Mahy

Ages 3–7adventureimagination

Cover of Rain makes applesauce

Rain makes applesauce

Julian Scheer, Marvin Bileck, Jerry Pinkney

Ages 3–8imaginationnonsense

Cover of Owl and the pussy-cat

Owl and the pussy-cat

Edward Lear

Ages 3–8adventurefriendship

Cover of Further Adventures Of The Owl And The Pussycat

Further Adventures Of The Owl And The Pussycat

Julia Donaldson

Ages 3–8friendshipadventure

Cover of The bad child's book of beasts

The bad child's book of beasts

Hilaire Belloc, B T. B. 1870-1917

Ages 5–10animalshumor

Cover of The Story of the Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and Pussycat

The Story of the Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and Pussycat

Eric Idle

Ages 4–10friendshipadventure

Cover of The Silly Book

The Silly Book

Babette Cole

Ages 3–8humorimagination

Cover of I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Nadine Bernard Westcott

Ages 2–8humornonsense

Cover of I know an old lady

I know an old lady

Rose Bonne, Alan Mills

Ages 3–8humornonsense

Cover of Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Gemma Louise Lowe

Ages 5–10imaginationadventure