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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Happy Humpty Day! Ten Books About the Mr. Dumpty We Never Knew...

So you really know this guy's story? Maybe it's about time you started to think outside the egg...

Ode to Humpty Dumpty
by Harriet Ziefert
All the kings horses and all the kings men were a failure, so who can the king count on to help poor Humpty?

Humpty Dumpty Egg-Splodes
by Kevin O'Malley
A cranky, overweight and spill-prone Humpty Dumpty has had enough of Mother Goose Land - so where does he go? What does he do?

Humpty Dumpty: A Fractured Tale
by Michele Hinton
Everybody in the town of Snordle knows Mr. Dumpty, but what about Bumpty-Dumpty?

Dimity Dumpty: The Story of Humpty's Little Sister
by Bob Graham
The family saga of the Tumbling Dumpties, a traveling circus troupe...

Humpty Dumpty was Pushed: And Other Cracked Tales
by Bruce Lord
Conspiracy theories abound...even Chicken Little is not so sure anymore.

Humpty Dumpty: The Road to the Wall
by Vince Daubenspeck
The prequel - what led Humpty to that ill-fated wall?

What Really Happened to Humpty?
by Jeanie Franz Ransom
Humpty's detective brother, Joe Dumpty, sets out to solve the scrambled mess.

Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty?
by David Levinthal
Police Officer Binky solves a number of nursery crimes.

Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again
by Dave Horowitz
Will Humpty ever get back on that wall after his fall?

Whatever Happened to Humpty Dumpty? And Other Surprising Sequels...
by David Greenberg
So now you know the rest of the story...or in this case, stories....

Submitted by Andrea Perry


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