Peppered with regional names, sing-song rhythms and a dash of wicked fun, Garbage Delight has been a staple on Canadian bookshelves for thirty-five years. Its forty-two superbly crafted poems offer a feast of silly, sassy and soothing verses for every taste, from the thundering "I Eat Kids Yum Yum!" to the more lyrical "The Coming of Teddy Bears."This handsome classic edition featuring Frank Newfeld's original illustrations and book design will have a new generation of readers banging their spoons for more.

A beautiful new edition of Civil Elegies, this is Dennis Lee's uncompromising exploration of citizenship, both Canadian and human. Eli Mandel has called Civil Elegies "one of the most important contemporary books of poetry in our country."About the Author:Dennis Lee was born in Toronto and has taught at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Un, a book of poetry.

No one needs a wizard and his old bag of tricks-- until the day he meets a black cat with a spiffy hat and a lonely heart. Together they share a magical night in Toronto' s Casa Loma castle, enjoying a candlelight feast of tuna and wine and the company of new friends. Originally published in Lee' s 1974 collection, Nicholas Knock and Other People, The Cat and the Wizard enjoyed a second life as a much-praised picture book and is now available from HarperCollins.

"You can almost hear the skipping rope slapping the sidewalk," wrote Margaret Laurence of Dennis Lee's timeless poetry collection Alligator Pie. One of the first illustrated books published about Canadian children and featuring Canadian place names, Alligator Pie established Dennis Lee's reputation as "Canada's Father Goose" and has sold more than half a million copies since its publication in 1974. This classic edition, featuring Frank Newfeld's instantly recognizable original illustrations and book design, includes childhood favourites such as "Willoughby Wallaby Woo," "Wiggle to the Laundromat" and "Skyscraper."