An illustrated collection of children's songs, fairy tales, and poems.
General Note
Originally published : Great Britain : J. Cape, 2005.
Includes indexes.
Content Note
There are things to see and do. The giraffe and the pelly and me -- The centipede's song -- Another centipede song -- Willly Wonka's wonka-vite -- Best behavior. Snow-White and the seven dwarfs -- Goldilocks and the three bears -- Concerning Augustus Gloop -- Concerning Mike Treavee -- Concerning Violet Beauregarde -- Concerning Veruca Salt -- The tortoise and the hare -- The shark -- Unlikely creatures. The grobes -- The ant-eater -- The tummy beast -- The toad and the snail -- The porcupine -- There's no knowing what we shall see -- The nicest creatures in the world -- Willy Wonka's song of defiance to the Knids -- Poisonous possibilities. Down with children -- George's marvellous medicine -- I'm going going going -- Goldie Pinklesweet -- Look who's here. Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker about themselves -- The centipede's song of Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker -- The nurse's song -- Jack and Jill -- Boggis and Bunce and Bean -- Miranda Mary Piker -- Declaration of the grand high witch -- All together now. Crocodile rhymes -- Pelican songs -- The giraffe's song -- The monkey's song -- The Duchess's song -- Willy Wonka's song of the oompa-loompas -- The oompa-loompas' song of welcome -- Plussy as plussy can be -- Centipede's favourite song -- Song of the hairy-green caterpillar -- Song of the roly -poly bird -- And a few surprises. Gray's eulogy -- A ballade against umpires -- Poems written to schools -- Mister Unsworth -- A nobleman visiting Coutts.
(Cont.) Miranda Mary Piker -- Declaration of the grand high witch -- Crocodile rhymes -- Pelican songs -- The giraffe's song -- The Monkey's song -- The duchess's song -- Willy Wonka's song of the Oompa-Loompas -- The oompa-loompas' song of welcome -- Plussy as Plussy can be -- Centipede's favourite song -- Song of the hairy-green caterpillar -- Song of the roly-poly bird -- Gray's eulogy -- A ballade against umpires -- Poems written to schools -- Mister Unsworth -- A nobleman visiting Coutts.