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His Shoes Were Far Too Tight
By Edward Lear • Masterminded by Daniel Pinkwater • Illustrated by Calef Brown
Renowned author Daniel Pinkwater and best-selling poet and artist Calef
Brown team up to champion the ridiculous! These endlessly fascinating and
imaginative poems are as fresh and delightful today as they were when
Edward Lear wrote them more than a hundred years ago—from “The Owl
and the Pussycat” to “The Pobble Who Has No Toes.” This charming book
proves that, sometimes, there’s nothing children need more than a healthy
dose of nonsense!
Daniel Pinkwater is the prolific author of over 100 books for children. He is a regular guest on
NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, where he reviews and recommends children’s books. He lives in
Hyde Park, New York.
Calef Brown is the best-selling author and artist of several humorous poetry collections that flout
the normal expectations for poetry books. He lives in Brunswick, Maine.
His Shoes Were
Far Too Tight
$16.99 US
HC • 978-0-8118-6792-4
11 x 11 in, 40 pages, full-color
images throughout, Rights: W
Guided Reading Level: V
Ages 4 to 8 • APRIL
See page 82 for more
poetry titles.
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“ Daniel Pinkwater is a National
Treasure.”
—Washington Post Book World
“ Pinkwater is the uniquest. . . .
what Pinkwater does is magic
and I’m grateful for it.”
—Neil Gaiman
“ The wackiness and offbeat
sophistication push [Calef
Brown’s] art from just plain
goofy to meaningfully
eccentric.” —School Library Journal