Hample's first book, it was originally edited by Ursula Nordstrom.

[1] It has been described as "a classic pastiche of poems, songs, jokes, drawings and goofy remarks",[2] as a book that "defies categorization",[3] and as "the literary equivalent of a child's giggle fit" and "a humor reference point for countless knee-high baby boomers.

"[1] At the starting page, it shows two of the main characters, Boodleheimer and the Easter Bunny (although he looks more like a worm), and is later changed to Mother Goose.

It also has a boy and a girl as the main characters, whose names are J.B. and Louise.

The book also inspired an LP called The Silly Record.