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No Such Things
by
Bill Peet
Describes in rhyme a variety of fantastical creatures such as the blue-snouted Twumps, the pie-faced Pazeeks, and the fancy Fandangos.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
October 28th 1985
by Sandpiper
(first published March 23rd 1983)
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Another Bill Peet treasure! Unlike his other titles that I've read so far (The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock and How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head) this one isn't a continuous story. Instead it features approximately fifteen fantastical animals with poems and illustrations to match. We've got Glubzunks, Gullagaloops, Grabnabbits and much more. It's all very Seussian - although I must admit the poems are nearly as strong as the Master's - nonetheless, the outrageous illustrations are sure to...more
Apr 13, 2010
Kathryn
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Kathryn by:
Chandra, thank you!
Shelves:
childrens-picture-books
An extremely fun and imaginative collection of creatures and I know I would have totally LOVED this as a kid!!! While Dr. Seuss is still my favorite for fun rhymes and wacky characters, Peet is a close second here. Definitely recommended!
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Kids would probably like the nonsense - I personally didn't. I guess one could use it as a teaching tool - of course there aren't creatures like this because they wouldn't be *fit* (wouldn't live long enough to pass on their genes).
What I most appreciated about this book were the fantastic, colorful, creative illustrations, and Bill Peet's amazing imagination! I really enjoyed the creativity he had in coming up with all these creatures and how they adapted to their environment.
That said, there really isn't a story throughout the book, nor is there a clear intro or satisfying ending. The rhymes weren't perfect, but they were pretty good overall. Also, some of the characteristics of the creatures have to do with eating (so.....more
That said, there really isn't a story throughout the book, nor is there a clear intro or satisfying ending. The rhymes weren't perfect, but they were pretty good overall. Also, some of the characteristics of the creatures have to do with eating (so.....more
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Mar 08, 2010
Lisa Vegan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
fans of Dr. Seuss books and fans of Bill Peet
Recommended to Lisa by:
Chandra
These creatures and the rhymes about them very strongly reminded me of Dr. Seuss and I thought they were clever and a great deal of fun. The illustrations are fantastic.
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one of my favorite books as a child by one of my favorite authors
this is one of the few Peet books i didn't like
Lyndon loved.
It was fun to see the "creatures" from other Peet books.
May 21, 2013
Amy
marked it as to-read
May 20, 2013
Sloan Library
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Shelves:
juvenile-non-fiction,
picture-book-yellow
May 16, 2013
Jena
marked it as to-read
Apr 16, 2013
Igraine
marked it as auf-gar-keinen-fall
Feb 23, 2013
Thomas Ballinger
marked it as read-long-ago
Feb 07, 2013
Katherine
marked it as to-read
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Bill Peet was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer for Disney Studios. He joined Disney in 1937 and worked on The Jungle Book, Song of the South, Cinderella, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, Goliath II, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo, Pinocchio, Fantasia, The Three Caballeros, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and other stories.
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