{"product_id":"the-boy-who-became-a-parrot-a-foolish-biography-of-edward-lear-who-invented-nonsense-hardcover","title":"The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear Who Invented Nonsense - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWolverton Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaura Carlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with style and heart by Wolverton Hill and illustrated with whimsical art by Laura Carlin, this love letter to Edward Lear brings him wonderfully to life for young readers. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edward Lear popularized the limerick as we know it and invented the modern literary genre of nonsense, made famous by Lewis Carroll. But did you know that as a teenager, he was a natural history artist on par with John J. Audubon? He has a memorial in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, placing him among the UK's most important authors. Yet even still, Lear seems underappreciated. This picture-book biography will change all of that. Not only does it tell of what Lear did, it also shows who he was by conflating the naturalistic and nonsense, as Lear himself did, and by daring to be both fanciful and playful, for the facts of a life alone can never give you the full picture of a person. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lear liked children and children liked Lear, for they shared an innate sense of play and silliness, as well as a tolerance for the absurd and unusual. As Lear understood so well, being silly isn't just about having fun, as a sense of play is foundational to a resilient life. And of course, nonsense as practiced by Lear was a sharp weapon of satire against rigid Victorian conformity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether in his keenly observed work as a natural history painter or in his nonsense verse, Lear animated the world through a deep sense of empathy, and it is in this way that author Hill and illustrator Carlin deliver Lear to us. Rich backmatter includes some Lear poems and paintings, a chronology, and notes from the author and illustrator.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWolverton Hill \u003c\/b\u003eis the nonsense twin of writer Barry Wolverton. He lives in the upper right hemisphere of Barry's brain, on a small island in the middle of the woods with two chairs, half a candle, and a jug without a handle. For more foolishness, visit him at www.wolvertonhill.com. \u003cb\u003eLaura Carlin \u003c\/b\u003eis a graduate of London's Royal College of Art, where she won several awards, including the Sheila Robinson Drawing Prize, the Quentin Blake Award (twice), and the 2004 National Magazine Award. Her illustrations have been featured in \u003ci\u003eVogue, New Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eObserver, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIndependent, \u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Promise\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKing of the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, which were both named \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Illustrated Children's Books of the Year, as well as several other picture books. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 12.1 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336083104109,"sku":"9781592704132","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/c6COmRQwFJ9781592704132.webp?v=1778915128","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-boy-who-became-a-parrot-a-foolish-biography-of-edward-lear-who-invented-nonsense-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}