"There was an old giant who swallowed a clock. He had such a shock when he swallowed that clock! Tick-tock, tick-tock. A hilarious retelling of There was an old lady who swallowed a fly."--Page 4 of cover.

An illustrated collection of thirty-five humorous poems by Edward Lear for children and adults.

Lots of fun with words and rhymes to be said aloud.

Annotations by Humpty Dumpty : Humpty Dumpty explains to Alice the meaning of the poem Jabberwocky.1

More of the Danish-American author's nonsense rhymes complete with his own drawings.