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Animals Prefer Clothes

Three funny poems for children about animals who really do prefer clothes! Mr and Mrs Spikky Sparrow travel to London to get spruced up. All manner of beasts make their home on the Quangle Wangle's hat and a strange man goes out in a coat all made from food! (7:39 min)

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Posted in All Stories, Bedtime Stories, Edward Lear, Poems |

Tags: Animals, Family, Funny, Happy, Nature

A Little Bit of Nonsense

There's an owl and a pussycat -that much is clear...but what is a runcible spoon? And what would the children of an owl and a pussycat be like? Surely that would be a Topsy Turvey world. If only that woman hadn't swallowed that fly! (8:29 min)

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Posted in All Stories, Bedtime Stories, Edward Lear, Poems, Various Authors |

Tags: Animals, Children, Family, Funny, Loss, Love

STORIES BY EDWARD LEAR

Edward Lear was an English illustrator and writer who became famous for his wonderful nonsense poems and limericks.

Tales of Time is proud to have some of his poetry here.

With funny little jumblies, daddy long-legs, ducks, kangaroos, owls and pobbles, you are sure to find some Edward Lear poems for kids that you will love.

Enjoy.

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