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Loopy Limericks

by John Foster

A playful anthology of limericks and nonsense verse

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A playful anthology of limericks and nonsense verse

Edited by poet and teacher John Foster, Loopy Limericks gathers comic rhymes from a range of poets, including Edward Lear, Roger McGough, Michael Palin, Kaye Umansky, and Spike Milligan. Its contents are arranged in themed sections, moving through animals, eccentric clothing, disasters, ghosts, music, monsters, school, travel, food-related mishaps, vampires, and more. Humorous line illustrations appear throughout, extending the collection’s visual playfulness. The anthology’s emphasis is on the compact, patterned form of the limerick alongside other deliberately absurd and comic poems.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children who enjoy limericks, rhymes, and nonsense poetry
  • Kids interested in humorous illustrated poetry collections
  • Readers looking for poems organized around playful topics such as school, animals, ghosts, and monsters

Themes

Nonsense and absurdityHumorRhyme and wordplayEveryday mishapsMonsters and spooky subjects

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Book overview

A collection of wonderfully hilarious, ridiculous rhymes put together by a master compiler, well known for his collections with OUP. John Foster is a poet in his own right and is highly-regarded in both the trade and in schools for his brilliant collections.

LOOPY LIMERICKS is the first of 4 sparkling new collections of nonsense poems which mark the return of Collins Chidlren's Books to poetry publishing. John Foster is a well-known poet, teacher, and his book WHAM BAN ORANGUTAN is hugely popular (OUP), and the title of this was taken from his own poem. He is highly-regarded both in the trade and in schools.

The books use both new and existing material with humorous line illustrations throughout.
- Well-know poets included, such as: Roger McGough, Edward Lear, Michael Palin, Kaye Umansky, Spike Milligan and many more
- It is divided into fun sections under the headings Animal Crackers, Dotty Dressers, Dreadful Disasters, Ghostly Groans, Musical Madness, Monstrous Moments, Potty People, Ridiculous Romances, School Sillies, Travellers' Tales, Tummy Troubles, Vampire Bites and Last Writes.

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