Tiny Tim: Verses for Children

by Jill Bennett, Jill Bennett (Editor)

An illustrated collection of short poems by English, American, and anonymous authors.

Genres: Poetry, Childrens

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[La Coccinelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is supposed to be hilarious. It's actually horrifying. What sane person thinks that showing a child drowning his baby brother, a man who puts his head in the oven until his eyes explode, a hunter blowing his head off with a rifle, and a kid being eaten by a bear are funny incidents? Seriously... What was wrong with people in 1981?!

I just have to share this page; this isn't even one of the worst ones:

Okay, so the idea is sort of funny. But including a picture of a man's head graphically exploding is just too much. I would've been traumatized by this book as a child. (I'll spare you the page with the hunter shooting himself in the head. It even has blood spatter.)

This goes firmly into the "what were they thinking?!" file. Not funny.

[Shrubbery Rabbit · Rating 1 out of 5]

I expected funny verses. But instead found death-related, graphically depicted visuals of things like exploding heads. Definitely should not be aimed towards young children. Found it was published in 1993, did people actually think this was a good idea to read this to their children as, say, a bedtime story???

[Katie Spencer · Rating 2 out of 5]

“I had a little brother. His name was Tiny Tim. I put him in the bathtub. To teach him how to swim….” This book includes hilarious poems that were chosen for their immediate appeal towards children. Much of these poems are rhyme poems, so a classroom read aloud would be entertaining. Different authors are presented throughout the book, all selected by Jill Bennett. The pictures and the text both compliment each other making it a very delightful read. A playful collection to share with anyone, anywhere.