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Lear, Edward. Nonsense!(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)

School Library Journal

| November 01, 2004 | Persson, Lauralyn | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

* LEAR, Edward. Nonsense! illus. by Valorie Fisher. unpaged. map. S & S/Atheneum/An Anne Schwartz Bk. Nov. 2004. RTE $16.95. ISBN 0-689-86380-2. LC 2003010681.

Gr 1-5--These 15 limericks are accompanied by wonderful pictures that mirror their consistency and their surprise. Each poem is given a spread, with the words on the left (inside a fancy, scroll-like box set against patterns reminiscent of old wallpaper) and the illustration on the right. Fisher's artwork is technically remarkable; she photographs scenes made from an assemblage of old toys and figurines, cutouts of old prints, patterned paper, and hand-drawn figures, all arranged and composed to simulate a look …

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