Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe, Tim DeRoche
Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe, Tim DeRoche
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Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe

Author: Tim DeRoche

Narrator: Tim DeRoche

Unabridged: 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Redtail Press

Published: 01/24/2023


Synopsis

If your moral character is flimsy
Or your wit be rather slow,
Oh dare not read these tales of whimsy
For often do they end in woe.
Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe is quite possibly the most dangerous book of poetry ever written. Do you dare? It’s so good it will make you sneeze. What becomes of a girl who absolutely detests the color green? What about a king who joins a punk band? And the little boy who calls up God on the telephone? Monsters, bears, wizards, and talking vegetables?This book has something for everyone. Winner of the prestigious Baldersquash Medal, which honors the very best in highfalutin nonsense.
Tim DeRoche and Daniel González, author and illustrator of the best-selling Ballad of Huck & Miguel, return with a book of verse that will delight anyone who loves Lemony Snicket or Shel Silverstein.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kaye

Children in my school love poetry books and I think they would like this one too. The illustrations are fun and add to each story or poem. Some of the poems were very witty and silly and others we’re just okay. I don’t mind the occasional word for students to look up and a few like borogove stumped......more

Browsing NetGalley, I found Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe and it immediately gave me Shel Silverstein vibes. I LOVE Shel Silverstein's poems, so I was excited to find another poet who seemed to have a similar style. While the poems did show some similarities, it didn't quite live up to what I expec......more

Hilarious. I listened to the audiobook and it's stupendously cool. A unique experience that I highly recommend. I didn't think it could be that much fun and it surprised me because for being so simple, it's magnificently well done.......more

Oh my what a fun read and I don’t normally enjoy poetry. Here we have a mashup of Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein and a lesser known book, The Bloody Hungry Spleen by Allan Wolf. This is a fun and silly book of nonsense and a winner of the annual Baldersquash medal. Yes that one was new to me too. It see......more