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The Land of the Flibbertigibbets John Foster

The Land of the Flibbertigibbets By John Foster

The Land of the Flibbertigibbets by John Foster


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A light-hearted collection of poems that will both entertain and enthral children aged 7-12 with its witty wordplay, nonsense nursery rhymes, fantastic football poems, curious cautionary tales, entertaining epitaphs, puzzling plurals and clever clerihews. A book of versatile verses and poems for children to laugh at, to puzzle over and to ponder.

The Land of the Flibbertigibbets Summary

The Land of the Flibbertigibbets by John Foster

In the Land of the Flibbertigibbets is a collection of playful poems and versatile verses bound to entertain and capture the imagination of the young reader. From poems about a wizard's dragon and a dinosaurs' health spa, nonsense versions of nursery rhymes and fantastic football results, to a cautionary tale about a boy who is always sticking his tongue out. These new poems for children aged 7 to 12, include wordplay poems about anagrams and homonyms, a word-building poem about how to make a teacher, a chant about onomatopoeia and a poem about peculiar plurals. Haikus and clerihews, epitaphs and epigrams, kennings and lists make up this inventive collection.

The Land of the Flibbertigibbets Reviews

A collection of poems in which he moves expertly from puns and poetic lists to clerihews and concrete poem creations. It's clever stuff, entertaining and eclectic, and really is wizardish with words.

-- Wes Magee

John Foster writes verse for children with understanding and with no trace of superiority. In their wisdom and enlightenment they are outstanding.

-- Junior Bookshelf

John Foster's sharp eye has caught exactly how children view school, parents, siblings, friends and much more besides. His sharp ear has caught children's language enabling him to write poems that speak directly to them.

-- Children's Books of the Year

About John Foster

John Foster is the well-known anthologist of over 150 collections of poetry for children, including the best-selling Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar and the six books of poetry illustrated by Korky Paul - Dinosaur Poems, Fantastic Football poems etc. John also compiled the Glow-worms poetry books in the Oxford Reading Tree series. He is the author of twelve books of his own poetry for children, such as Four O'Clock Friday and The Poetry Chest - a collection of over 250 of his original poems and of two rhyming dictionaries - the Oxford First Rhyming Dictionary and the Oxford Junior Rhyming Dictiionary.

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • I Am a Poem
  • In the Land of the Flibbertigibbets
  • In Looking-Glass Land
  • The Wizard's Dragon
  • The Spotted Origami
  • This is a Troll-Bridge
  • The Grand Old Count of York
  • When Dracula Went to the Doctor
  • Beware the Draculasaurus
  • Di Knows What's Best For Dinosaurs
  • A Cheeky Boy Called Robert Rung
  • You're for the High Jump!
  • My Brother's Allergies
  • Grandpa's False Teeth
  • In Memory of Billy Green
  • Epitaphs
  • The Name of the Game
  • How To Make a Football
  • Best Selling Football Books
  • Football Haiku
  • There Was an Old Woman
  • Mary's Dad Was Football Mad
  • Final Scores
  • Let's Give a Cheer for Onomatopeia
  • Have You Heard?
  • What Do You Call...
  • Anagram Antics
  • Backwards and Forwards
  • Geographical Definitions
  • Travellers' Tales
  • The Itinerant Worker
  • I Used To Work
  • By Definition: Scents
  • Classified Ants
  • Animal Complaints
  • How To Make a Teacher
  • The Word Wizard Said: Give Yourself a Break
  • Anna's All-Star Band
  • Z's a Zipper-Zapper
  • Adverbially Speaking
  • It's a Question of Homonyms
  • Exceptional Pasts
  • Things That Sound Old
  • Blowing Hot and Cold
  • Understanding Uncle Sam
  • Hey Diddle Diddle
  • Bedbug, Bedbug
  • Riddle
  • Spells
  • Threats
  • After the Storm
  • Toothache is a Torturer
  • Six Clerihews
  • Two Kennings
  • Diamond Poem
  • I Am a Free Verse Poem
  • In My Mind's Eye
  • Epigrams
  • Behind the Raised Eyebrow
  • Inside a Shell

Additional information

NPB9781844712885
9781844712885
1844712885
The Land of the Flibbertigibbets by John Foster
New
Paperback
Salt Publishing
2011-01-15
80
N/A
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