Mother Goose for Grownups
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Mother Goose for Grownups is a delightful collection of parodies on well-known Mother Goose tales by Guy Wetmore Carryl. Carryl's clever and witty verses take familiar nursery rhymes and turn them on their head, creating a hilarious and often absurd world of grown-up humor. From "Little Boy Blue" who's now a lazybones to "Old Mother Hubbard" who's looking for a husband, Carryl's parodies are sure to tickle your funny bone.Book Details
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Guy Wetmore Carryl
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Guy Wetmore Carryl was an American humorist and poet. Carryl was born in New York City, the first-born of writer Charles Edward Carryl and Mary R. Wetmore. He had his first article published in The...
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