Fun and Nonsense

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Fun and Nonsense

by Willard Bonte

EN·~3 minutes·20 chapters

Chapters

20 total

Fun & Nonsense

0:22

INTRODUCTION

0:15

THE BARBER

0:07

THE REFUSAL

0:07

A HOPELESS CASE

0:09

THE GREENHORN

0:08

OLD MR. MATCH

0:11

THOUGHTS UNSTRUNG

0:09

THE MISER

0:07

DR. KEY'S ANSWER

0:08
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Description

Step into a playful world where peppermint becomes a barber pole, a lettuce loses its head, and an elderly match brightens the day with a cheerful spark. In these lighthearted verses, everyday objects and familiar foods take on lively personalities, trading witty remarks and finding themselves in delightfully silly situations.

A pair of merry twins guides listeners through a collection of compact comic poems filled with wordplay, rhymes, and clever double meanings. Meet a miserly pocketbook, a proud doctor made of key and cake, scissor twins who may be sharp but not especially clever, and a wise pen with one very practical lesson still to learn. Cheerful, imaginative, and easy to enjoy aloud, these playful sketches offer gentle nonsense for children and anyone who appreciates a well-timed pun.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 minutes (3K characters)

Release date

Feb 1, 2004

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Willard Bonte

Willard Bonte

1873–1946

An American illustrator and author whose lively pictures helped shape early-20th-century children’s books and popular history. His work ranges from fairy tales and alphabet books to a sweeping visual account of the nation’s past.

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