- First published
- 1983
- Editions
- 1 edition
- Status
- Out of print
No Such Things
A rollicking bestiary of imaginary creatures, each introduced in a comic rhyming couplet, that Bill Peet dreamed up purely for the fun of making children laugh.
The Zebra Fly, the Kaboom Bird who has a very short life span, and a whole menagerie of make-believe beasts parade across the page in a book of comic rhymes about creatures that simply do not exist.
Bill Peet did this book just for fun. On the original family site it is noted that the creatures are "an assortment of make-believe creatures dreamed up more than 35 years ago," back in the 1940s. He once said of his young readers: "What I appreciate most in their letters is when they tell me my books are funny and make them laugh." A few imaginary creatures did not make the final cut.
From the book
Preliminary sketches
