Here is a collection that refuses to grow up, and refuses to let you grow old. Eugene Field, the poet who gave the world "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod," gathered here a mischievous assortment of verses and prose pieces proving that nonsense is not merely child's play - it is a gift that deepens with age. The book pulses with clever wordplay, satirical jabs at adult pretension, and characters who embody pure, unbridled fun. There is Good James and Naughty Reginald, whose contrasting tales illuminate the absurd gravity adults place on behavior. There are whimsical figures whose imaginings light up the page like fireworks. Field's observations on nature, society, and childhood antics possess that rare quality of making the familiar seem freshly ridiculous. This is a book for anyone who believes laughter is the only truly serious business - and that the best nonsense speaks directly to the part of us that never stopped being five years old, wide awake at night, asking questions that have no answers except why.
