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Fifteen of Australia's funniest poets, from C.J. Dennis to Doug MacLeod, combine in this collection of rib-tickling rhymes.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
South Melbourne,
South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Macmillan
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Human Fly from Bendigoi"My favourite uncle, Tim McFife,", single work poetry children's (p. 4-5)
- When Aunt Louisa Lit the Gasi"When Aunt Louisa lit the gas", single work poetry children's (p. 6)
- Arbuckle Jonesi"Arbuckle Jones", single work poetry children's (p. 7)
- Mary Dysoni"Mary Dyson", single work poetry children's (p. 8)
- Aunt's Dilemmai"Coolangatta", single work poetry children's (p. 9)
- Spelling Lessoni"Is it more or moor?", single work poetry children's (p. 10-11)
- Cats. Cats. Cats.i"We must be bats to take on cats", single work poetry children's (p. 12-13)
- A Way to Get Rid of Bunyipsi"The Blue Lake Bunyip", single work poetry children's (p. 14)
- The Aardvarki"The aardvark is a funny beast", single work poetry children's (p. 16)
- Kittyi"Look at pretty little Kitty", single work poetry children's (p. 17)
- Have You Ever Seen A Cow Slip?i"Have you ever seen a cow slip on cowslip,", single work poetry children's (p. 18)
- Socks Without Partnersi"Not-quite-white-sock", single work poetry children's (p. 19)
- Eating with an Alligator Isn't Quite the Thing!i"I was reading in a restaurant,", single work poetry children's (p. 20-21)
- Puddin' Song, extract children's fiction children's (p. 22-23)
- Rhinoceros Stewi"Rhinoceros stew", single work poetry children's (p. 24)
- Warningi"If you should meet a crocodile,", single work poetry children's (p. 25)
- Brenda Bakeri"Brenda Baker, quite ill-bred,", single work poetry children's (p. 26)
- Nothingi"If nobody had no body", single work poetry children's (p. 27)
- The Visiting Poeti"I'm expounding all the knowledge that within", single work poetry children's (p. 28-29)
- Crustsi"I used to put my hair in rollers", single work poetry children's (p. 30)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 4 no. 4 1989; (p. 35)
— Review of The Book of Australian Funny Poems 1989 anthology poetry extract
-
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 4 no. 4 1989; (p. 35)
— Review of The Book of Australian Funny Poems 1989 anthology poetry extract
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