"You can almost hear the skipping rope slapping the sidewalk, " wrote Margaret Laurence of Dennis Lee's timeless poetry collection Alligator Pie. One of the first illustrated books published about Canadian children and featuring Canadian place names, Alligator Pie established Dennis Lee's reputation as "Canada's Father Goose" and has sold more than half a million copies since its publication in 1974. This classic edition, featuring Frank Newfeld's instantly recognizable original illustrations and book design, includes childhood favourites such as "Willoughby Wallaby Woo, " "Wiggle to the Laundromat" and "Skyscraper."

Alligator Pie

No one needs a wizard and his old bag of tricks-until the day he meets a black cat with a spiffy hat and a lonely heart. Together they share a magical night in Toronto's Casa Loma castle, enjoying a candlelight feast of tuna and wine and the company of new friends. Originally published in Lee's 1974 collection, Nicholas Knock and Other People, The Cat and the Wizard enjoyed a second life as a much-praised picture book and is now available from HarperCollins.

The Cat And The Wizard

Good Night, Good Night collects some of Dennis Lee's best-loved poems on the themes of bedtime and dreaming, brought to life by the warm and whimsical art of award-winning illustrator Qin Leng. This board book is the perfect nighttime read-aloud for the very young.

Good Night, Good Night

A slice of Alligator Pie-sized for little ones! One of the best loved Canadian poems of all time, "Alligator Pie" established Dennis Lee's reputation as "Canada's Father Goose" when it appeared in his classic poetry collection of the same name in 1974. Now Lee's timeless rhyme is paired with striking artwork by Sandy Nichols, winner of a nationwide competition to find the perfect illustrator for the iconic poem. This special 40th anniversary edition will stand up to re-readings for years to come and is a must-have for every baby and preschooler's library.

Young readers will fall in love all over again with Dennis Lee's light-hearted verse, which embraces universal childhood experiences of every flavour, from digging holes to foreign lands to searching for the perfect pet. David McPhail's gorgeous watercolour paintings capture Lee's subtle celebration of multiculturalism and offer a colourful feast for the eye. Oh, the kids around the block are like an Ice cream store, 'Cause there's chocolate and vanilla, And there's maple and there's more.

The Ice Cream Store

Melvis the monsterAnd Elvis the elfWere hunting for booksOn the library shelf.Dennis Lee is back with a lively new collection that will delight fans of his classic children's poetry, including the perennial bestseller Alligator Pie. From noisy daytime chants to soothing bedtime verses, this irresistible medley of story poems, schoolyard rhymes, and pure nonsense is vividly captured in whimsical and energetic art by celebrated illustrator Jeremy Tankard.

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