The Owl and the Pussycat
  • Published: 7 May 1996
  • ISBN: 9780698113671
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $16.99

The Owl and the Pussycat

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Board Book
18 Feb 2011
Paperback
7 May 1996
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Edward Lear's nonsense poem about two unlikely sweethearts-an elegant owl and a beautiful cat-has found a perfect match in artist Jan Brett. She traveled to the Caribbean (the land where the Bong-tree grows, perhaps?) to research her illustrations as well as the settings, costume details, plants, and fish native to the area. Readers can follow an illustrated subplot of two yellow fish who also fall in love under the pea-green boat. A charming treatment of a classic children's poem.
  • Published: 7 May 1996
  • ISBN: 9780698113671
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $16.99
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About the author

Edward Lear

Date: 2013-08-06
John Vernon Lord is an award-winning author-illustrator who has been working for nearly 50 years. He has illustrated many classic texts by Aesop, Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, as well as his own stories, and he was also a distinguished lecturer and teacher of illustration for 45 years until his recent retirement.

Edward Lear (1812–1888) was an illustrator, natural history artist, and writer, though he is best known for his nonsense poems. His collection of poetry, A Book of Nonsense, was published in 1846 and helped to popularize the limerick, a humorous form of verse. His most famous poem, The Owl and the Pussycat, has been made into many picture books.

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