There's an Awful Lot of Weirdos in Our Neighborhood: And Other Wickedly Funny Verse [Hardcover]

Colin McNaughton (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 6, 1997 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

A collection of humorous poems about eccentric characters.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In a starred review, PW wrote, "With a dash of Monty Python and a whiff of Jack Prelutsky, McNaughton's deliciously outrageous poems are filled with wacky cartoon characters, nimble puns and clever spoofs." Ages 6-12. (Sept.)
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Review

Absurd Bird Words
At Long Last, Spring Has Arrived!
Borer The Explorer
Crazy Frankie
Crocodile Fears
Crocodile's Kin
Don't Put Sugar In My Tea, Mom
Dunce
The Elibird
A Fat Lot Of Good
Fee-fi-fo-hum!
Fingers
Fishy Tale
The Garden's Full Of Witches
The Giants Are Having A Party
Hair Piece
A Heart Of Gold
Hide-and-seek
How Many Stars?
The Human Siren
I Am A Jolly Giant
I Don't Want To Go Into School
I Had A Little Nut Tree
I Have An Oasis
I Have Never Been So Happy
I Love You Because
I Planted Some Seeds
I Thought I'd Take My Rat To School
I Was Brave And I Was Bold
I Wish I Was Normal
I'm Much Better Than You
If You Find That Your Dinosaur's Lazy And Slow
The Invitation
Just Call Me 'rat'!
Lemmy Was A Diver
The Lesson
A Load Of Old Tripe
Lucy Margolis
Monday's Child Is Red And Spotty
Mugsy O'shea
My Best Pal
My Cat
Nasty Nat
Nosy Porker
On Reflection
A Perfect Fit
Permit Holders Only
Picking Noses
A Poem To Send To Your Worst Enemy
Poor Little Arabella
Short Sharp Shock
Sick Of Being Pushed Around?
Slow, Slow, Thick, Thick Snow
Sniff
So What!
Teef! Teef!
There's An Awful Lot Of Weirdos In Our Neighborhood
Tracy Venables
The Werst Pome Wot I Ever Ritted
What Do You Say, Sir?
Winter Poem
A Yballul
You'd Better Beware
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick; 2 edition (October 6, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076360299X
• ISBN-13: 978-0763602994
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,652,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tripe..when it's lukewarm, smelly and ripe!, September 2, 2002

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Scarlet (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: There's an Awful Lot of Weirdos in Our Neighborhood: And Other Wickedly Funny Verse (Paperback)

What a brilliant book.
It's hilarious!
Not so much for younger children, perhaps...
but a delight for preteens, teens, and adults!
It's been a favorite of mine for a long time.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing, July 18, 2002

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exiledcal (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: There's an Awful Lot of Weirdos in Our Neighborhood: And Other Wickedly Funny Verse (Hardcover)

I thought this book would contain fun and silly rhymes for young children, and was so disappointed I'm returning it. The verse and illustrations are gross and rather negative (children being pains and obnoxious), with a good deal of focus on bodily fluids like barf, snot, etc. I wouldn't say that this book is "wickedly funny," but rather, low-brow. Look instead to the poems for children written by author Roald Dahl; they are much more clever, sophisticated, and funny. Children by nature like to be inspired and uplifted, not dragged into the gutters.