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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 ·
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