- I Am Papa Snap and These Are My Favorite No Such Stories
"I Am Papa Snap and These Are My Favorite No Such Stories"" is a collection of absurd stories, aimed at children, written and illustrated by prolific French author,
Tomi Ungerer .The book contains vividly drawn and colored pictures and nonsensical stories, such as Bunny Bunson Brittle's adventure (see excerpt below). Published in 1971, the stories - which many believed to be refreshingly absurd, and in some respects, genius - contained within "Snap" are still fondly remembered today.
Excerpt
The following is an example of one of the many absurd stories featured in the children's book:
Bunny Bunson Brittle goes fishing.
He has no permit.
Who cares?
There are no fish.
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