EDWARD LEAR'S BIRTHDAY

Edward Lear was born in London on this day in 1812, the 20th of 21 children. He is mainly known today for his writings, especially his wonderful nonsense poems and limericks. But he was also an accomplished scientific illustrator.

My favorite non-limerick poem of Lear's is The Owl and the Pussycat". The Elk Grove Library has several copies of this poem with different illustrators:
Hilary Knight's The Owl and the Pussy-cat : based on the poem by Edward Lear (J 821 KNI)
The Owl and the Pussy-cat. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney (E LEA)
The Owl and the Pussycat / by Edward Lear ; illustrated by Anne Wilson (E LEA)
The Owl and the Pussycat / by Edward Lear ; illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Cauley (E LEA)
The Owl and the Pussycat / by Edward Lear ; illustrated by Janet Stevens (E LEA)
The Owl and the Pussycat / by Edward Lear ; illustrated by Jan Brett (E LEA)

Other copies of his work are also available:
Lear's Nonsense Verses Pictures by Tomi Ungerer (J 821 LEA)
Edward Lear's ABC : Alphabet Rhymes for Children illustrated by Carol Pyke (E LEA)
The Jumblies, and Other Nonsense Verses with drawings by L. Leslie Brooke (J 811 LEA)
Pelican Chorus and Other Nonsense Verses (J 821 LEA)
Edward Lear's Nonsense Omnibus : With All the Original Pictures, Verses, and Stories of His Book of Nonsense, More Nonsense, Nonsense Songs, Nonsense Stories, and Alphabets (821.8 LEA).
Also:
Edward Lear, King of Nonsense : a Biography by Gloria Kamen illustrated by Edward Lear and Gloria Kamen (J BIO LEA).

There are many more collections and single-illustrated poems also available at the Elk Grove Library, primarily in the Youth Department.