And when he came to observe his feet, Formerly garnished with toes so neat, His face at once became forlorn, On perceiving that all his toes were gone! Poetry in English, 1837-1900. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users.

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Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Pobble Who Has No Toes (A Studio book) at Amazon.com. The Pobble "swam fast and well" (determination and execution) and met adversity (the mysterious loss of his toes) and ended up in a wheelchair. The Pobble who has no toes Was placed in a friendly Bark, And they rowed him back, and carried him up To his Aunt Jobiska’s Park.

Top subscription boxes – right to your door, The Pobble Who Has No Toes (Edward Lear's Little Books of Nonsense), See all details for The Pobble Who Has No Toes (Edward Lear's Little Books of Nonsense), © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Whether the shrimps, or crawfish grey, Or crafty Mermaids stole them away – Nobody knew: and nobody knows How the Pobble was robbed of his twice five toes! Since I bought it as a gift, I did not read it and I do not want to leave any review on the story since I am not familiar with it. I had been discussing my favorite book as a child when a dear friend mentioned that she had loved this one. Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2014. Perfect condition! Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2014. great illustrations a very favorite family book!! Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2012. What is the rhyme scheme? Finally, here were several copies.

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It looked pretty tacky and falling apart, so I began my internet search several years ago. Read …

For his Aunt Jobiska said “No harm Can come to his toes if his nose is warm; And it’s perfectly known that a Pobble’s toes Are safe, provided he minds his nose!”, The Pobble swam fast and well, And when boats or ships came near him, He tinkledy-blinkledy-winkled a bell, So that all the world could hear him.

A book from my childhood. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Lovely children's book, delightfully illustrated. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. And hi saunt consoled him with a treat.

Since I bought it as a gift, I did not read it and I do not want to leave any review on the story since I am not familiar with it. Perfect condition! This page works best with JavaScript. ; Nonsense verses - Juvenile literature. There's a problem loading this menu right now. ; Juvenile works.

Not exactly how I would have pictured the legendary Pobble, but a lovely little book with some of my favorite Edward Lear verses, Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2013.

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2012. This edition is out of print, so I had to buy a used copy for her as a gift. A book from my childhood.

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The Pobble who has no toes Had once as many as we; When they said “Some day you may lose them all;” He replied “Fish, fiddle-de-dee!” And his Aunt Jobiska made him drink Lavender water tinged with pink, For she said “The World in general knows There’s nothing so good for a Pobble’s toes!”, The Pobble who has no toes Swam across the Bristol Channel; But before he set out he wrapped his nose In a piece of scarlet flannel. The Pobble "swam fast and well" (determination and execution) and met adversity (the mysterious loss of his toes) and ended up in a wheelchair.

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The Pobble who has no toes Swam across the Bristol Channel; But before he set out he wrapped his nose In a piece of scarlet flannel.

Not exactly how I would have pictured the legendary Pobble, but a lovely little book with some of my favorite Edward Lear verses, Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2013.

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We wore our copy out, but I kept it to pass along to grandchildren.

And all the Sailors and Admirals cried, When they saw him nearing the further side – “He has gone to fish for his Aunt Jobiska’s Runcible Cat with crimson whiskers!”. But before he touched the shore, The shore of the Bristol Channel, A sea-green porpoise carried away His wrapper of scarlet flannel. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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This is such an old favorite of my children long ago, and it is now a favorite of my grandchildren. This edition is out of print, so I had to buy a used copy for her as a gift.

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2015. Texts. It was exciting to present my son and daughter-in-law with a "new" copy. Finally, here were several copies. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. The Pobble who has no toes Had once as many as we; When they said “Some day you may lose them all;” He replied “Fish, fiddle-de-dee!” And his Aunt Jobiska made him drink Lavender water tinged with pink, For she said “The World in general knows There’s nothing so good for a Pobble’s toes!” The Pobble who has no toes Reveals how the Pobble came to lose his toes and what happened afterwards. This was a favorite book of mine and my children.

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Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. It looked pretty tacky and falling apart, so I began my internet search several years ago. I was slightly disappointed in the condition, as it was a gift, but to buy a better one would have been cost prohibitive. Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2014. great illustrations a very favorite family book!! One of the all-time great children's books--words and pictures. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2016, Very nice book. Buy The Pobble Who Has No Toes by Edward Lear (ISBN: 9780881621846) from Amazon's Book Store.