Buttons & Figs

Buttons & Figs is a podcast for kids about nonsense. On this first episode we share Edward Lear's nonsense poem, The Jumblies. You'll learn a bit about Edward Lear's life and you'll hear some Buttons & Figs kids share they ideas for what they might take to the Western Sea if they were sailing along with the Jumblies. visit buttonsandfigs.com for a downloadable Wordplay Activity designed to inspire YOU to make a little nonsense of your own - at home, in the car, at school, or wherever you are. thanks for listening to me and you and you and me. buttonsandfigs.com Check out the nonsense book: "His Shoes Were Far Too Tight", masterminded by Daniel Pinkwater, illustrated by Calef Brown For more about Edward Lear visit poetryfoundation.org and nonsenselit.org Buttons & Figs kids: Grace, Lee, and Teagan