A whale of a time
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Winner of Good Housekeeping’s 2023 Best Kids’ Book Awards
Featured in The New York Times’ Holiday Gift Books for Children
Named One of Smithsonian Magazine’s Ten Best Children’s Books of 2023
Named a Most Anticipated Kids’ Book by Barnes & Noble
A wonderful gift for all ages, this beautiful, rib-tickling anthology is guaranteed to put a smile on your face! Whether it'’s a poem about socks or spaniels, eggs or elephants, this bright and brilliant collection will bring you cheer and laughter every day. Perfect for reading aloud and sharing even more side-splitting hilarity with family and friends.
The spectacular range of poems for children includes work by John Agard, Maya Angelou, Brian Bilston, Gwendolyn Brooks, Lucille Clifton, Wendy Cope, Nikki Grimes, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, Linda Sue Park, Michael Rosen, Judith Viorst, William Carlos Williams, Jane Yolen, Benjamin Zephaniah, and many more!
With a ribbon marker and poems about everything from animals, holidays, and food, to friendship, family, and feelings, A Whale of a Time is the perfect gift for any occasion.
“Oh, the lucky child who hears a poem a day read aloud from this big book of joy.”
—The New York Times
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Peacock, L., & Hunt, M. (2023). A whale of a time. Lincoln, Massachusetts, Nosy Crow Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Peacock, Lou and Matt Hunt. 2023. A Whale of a Time. Lincoln, Massachusetts, Nosy Crow Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Peacock, Lou and Matt Hunt, A Whale of a Time. Lincoln, Massachusetts, Nosy Crow Inc, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Peacock, Lou, and Matt Hunt. A Whale of a Time. Lincoln, Massachusetts, Nosy Crow Inc, 2023.
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| 520 | |a A brilliantly illustrated collection of 366 hilarious poems to keep you laughing all year round! From rib-ticklingly funny to wryly witty, each poem in this uplifting collection is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and is perfect for reading aloud to share even more side-splitting hilarity with family and friends. Whether it's a poem about socks or spaniels, eggs or elephants, this bright and brilliant collection will bring you cheer and laughter every day. The spectacular range of poems for children includes work by John Agard, Maya Angelou, Hilaire Belloc, Brian Bilston, Lucille Clifton, Wendy Cope, Roald Dahl, Edward Lear, Spike Milligan, Ogden Nash, Grace Nichols, Jack Prelutsky, Michael Rosen, Christina Rossetti, Benjamin Zephaniah and many more. | ||
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