Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Instagram
  3. Follow us on Bluesky
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • Getting Started in CBR18
    • Rules of Respect
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
    • About Cannonball Read
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • 2026 Registration
    • Suggest a Review
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

The man, the myth, the nonsense

The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear Who Invented Nonsense by Wolverton Hill and Laura Carlin

May 6, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I kept seeing the title The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear Who Invented Nonsense by Wolverton Hill and illustrator Laura Carlin on multiple promotions, lists and emails. I was starting to think I did not want to read it as I have a thing about not reading something that is too popular. This is because I figure, a popular book will sell, be given love. The not so popular book needs someone to find it, to give it the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, birds, Concepts, Edward Lear, English, Laura Carlin, Nonsense verses, poets, Wolverton Hill, Wolverton Hill and Laura Carlin

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:117 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, birds, Concepts, Edward Lear, English, Laura Carlin, Nonsense verses, poets, Wolverton Hill, Wolverton Hill and Laura Carlin ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

They danced by the light of the moon

The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear

April 2, 2020 by MsWas 1 Comment

It’s International Children’s Book Day! Are you reading stories to young kids or wishing someone would read to you? To honor this holiday, which celebrate the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, I’ve recorded a video of me reading a pop-up children’s book of the poem The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear.   https://www.instagram.com/tv/B-er1teAHjr/ I’ve read this book hundreds of times over the years, and the last page always gives me a thrill, “And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, they danced […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Poetry Tagged With: Edward Lear, illustrated, pop-up

MsWas's CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: Children's Books, Poetry · Tags: Edward Lear, illustrated, pop-up ·
Rating:
· 1 Comment


Recent Comments

  • Ellesfena
    on Rethinking Assumptions About Adoption
    Ooh, that sounds really interesting! I’m adding it to my list.
  • faintingviolet
    on “…the glorious Republic cannot rise unless the monarchy falls and the monarchy cannot fall unless two women bring it down.”
    I think this one will be better for you on the sheer amount of data front. Since Southon focuses on...
  • Tracy
    on “Maple thought optimistically that human beings, on their good days, weren’t much dimmer than sheep.”
    I just DNF’ed at about 50% because it was dragging and just kind of too sheep-y. Which is a shame....
  • jeverett15
    on Diary of a Mad Tradwife
    As written, the book would be very tricky to adapt. I imagine they'd have to really rework the story. I...
  • wicherwill
    on Comforting message but … (it’s definitely me, not you, novellas)
    I haven't re-read this since originally reading them but I remember being in a state of change (temporarily living in...
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission, Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2026 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in