DENNIS LEE is Toronto's first Poet Laureate, an Officer of the Order of Canada and the author of timeless children's collections such as Alligator Pie, Garbage Delight, Jelly Belly, Bubblegum Delicious and The Ice Cream Store. He has received many honours for his body of work, including the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature. He is also an acclaimed writer of poetry for adults. His work is anthologized and read around the world.

Melvis the monster
And Elvis the elf
Were hunting for books
On the library shelf...

Dennis Lee is back with a lively new collection that will delight fans of his classic children's poetry, including the perennial bestseller Alligator Pie. From noisy daytime chants to soothing bedtime verses, this irresistible medley of story poems, schoolyard rhymes, and pure nonsense is vividly captured in whimsical and energetic art by celebrated illustrator Jeremy Tankard.