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I'm just no good at rhyming and other nonsense for mischievous kids and immature grown-ups, written by Chris Harris ; illustrated by Lane Smith

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I'm just no good at rhyming and other nonsense for mischievous kids and immature grown-ups, written by Chris Harris ; illustrated by Lane Smith

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

I'm just no good at rhyming and other nonsense for mischievous kids and immature grown-ups

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1005202193

Responsibility statement

written by Chris Harris ; illustrated by Lane Smith

Summary

"I'm just no good at describing how wonderful this book is. Smart and sweet, wild and wicked, brilliantly funny-it's everything a book for kids should be."-BJ Novak, actor and bestselling author of The Book With No Pictures Meet Chris Harris, the 21st-century Shel Silverstein! Already lauded by critics as a worthy heir to such greats as Silverstein, Seuss, Nash and Lear, his hilarious debut poetry collection molds wit and wordplay, nonsense and oxymoron, and visual and verbal sleight-of-hand in masterful ways that make you look at the world in a whole new wonderfully upside-down way. With enthusiastic endorsements from bestselling luminaries as Lemony Snicket, Judith Viorst, Andrea Beaty, and many others, this entirely unique collection offers a surprise around every corner: from the ongoing rivalry between the author and illustrator, to the mysteriously misnumbered pages that can only be deciphered by a certain code-cracking poem, to the rhyming fact-checker in the footnotes who points out when "poetic license" gets out of hand. Adding to the fun: Lane Smith, bestselling creator of beloved hits like It's a Book and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, has spectacularly illustrated this extraordinary collection with nearly one hundred pieces of appropriately absurd art. It's a mischievous match made in heaven! "Ridiculous, nonsensical, peculiar, outrageous, possibly deranged-and utterly, totally, absolutely delicious. Read it! Immediately!"-Judith Viorst, bestselling author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Target audience

juvenile

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I am just no good at rhyming and other nonsense for mischievous kids and immature grown-ups

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