The Man Who Sang The Sillies By John Ciardi, Illustrated by Edward Gorey
Lippincott Company c1961 Softcover
published in 1961, this is a collection of poems for children (and adults for that matter) written by John Ciardi and illustrated by the then hardest working man in showbiz, Edward Gorey. my favorite triplet: "I'll tell you a lie, and it's almost true:/ I met an oyster as big as you./ and boy-size oysters are very few." there's also one about an old man who jumps out a well and scares off a little boy, but that one hit a little too close to home for me to recite. nonetheless The Man Who Sang The Sillies is a great book especially for those of you with small children and/or elderly-infested wells. did i mention Edward Gorey's illustrations accompany every poem? was there anything published in the 50's and 60's that didn't feature a gorey-illustrated cover?
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