{"product_id":"9780141362984-silly-verse-for-kids","title":"Silly Verse for Kids","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing illustrations, this collection includes the famous On the Ning Nang Nong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilly Verse for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e - a hilarious collection of silly poems by Spike Milligan!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of the absurd, ridiculous, sublime and characteristically anarchic verse from the brilliant Spike Milligan. With his very own illustrations, this collection, which includes the famous \u003ci\u003eOn the Ning Nang Nong \u003c\/i\u003ewill make you laugh from the bottom of your belly - just like Spike did.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe legendary and iconic figure, Spike Milligan was born at Ahmednagar in India in 1918. He received his first education in a tent in the Hyderabad Sindh desert and graduated from there, through a series of Roman Catholic schools in India and England, to the Lewisham Polytechnic. He then plunged into the world of Show Business, seduced by his first stage appearance, at the age of eight, in the nativity play of his Poona convent school. He began his career as a band musician, but became famous as a humorous scriptwriter and actor in both films and broadcasting. He was the creator, principal writer and performer of the infamous \u003ci\u003eGoon Show\u003c\/i\u003e. Spike received an honorary CBE in 1992 and Knighthood in 2000. He died in 2002.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther children's books by Spike Milligan:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBald Twit Lion; Badjelly the Witch; Dip the Puppy; Sir Nobonk and the Terrible Dreadful Awful Naughty Nasty Dragon; A Children's Treasury of Milligan: Classic Stories and Poems; The Magical World of Milligan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30419892633697,"sku":"9780141362984","price":6.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32378297.jpg?v=1741185869","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141362984-silly-verse-for-kids","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}