| Nursery rhymes, English. |
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The award-winning team behind A Great Big Cuddle --two former UK Children's Laureates--reunite to present a collection of nursery rhymes both familiar and rediscovered.
Honey for breakfast,
Honey for tea.
Honey for YOU,
Honey for ME.
Welcome to the vibrant world of nursery rhymes--from beloved playground sayings to forgotten gems. Collected by preeminent children's author Michael Rosen, these lilting poems, more than thirty in all, are brought to life in playful illustrations by award-winning artist Chris Riddell. Perfect for reading aloud and sure to become an instant favorite, this selection of nursery poems, created by two former UK Children's Laureates, is a delightful keepsake for families to share and treasure.
Reviews: (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS--Rosen, writing about what drove him to put together this collection, looked back on all the anthologies he's collected, and wanted the less familiar nursery rhymes to have their day. So readers who know "Hickory, dickory, dock," may be glad to come across "Here am I, Little Jumping Joan; When nobody's with me, I'm all alone." Or "Jerry Hall, He is so small, A rat could eat him, Hat and all." And "Polly, Dolly, Kate and Molly, All are filled with pride and folly. Polly tattles; Dolly wriggles; Katy rattles; Molly giggles." Riddell's illustrations, in soft lines and confetti colors, are a pure celebration of stuffed animals, dolls, tiny beings and large face-offs (Jerry Hall and the rat). The problem may be that the joy of nursery rhymes is in their familiarity and how they have been passed to readers, through adults harking back for sources of entertainment, or in preschool games. The Itsy-Bitsy Spider resonates for children because of the finger game that goes with it. Ring-Around-the-Rosy makes sense because of the playground game that can be as complicated or simple as the players wish. VERDICT A sterling collection, these exist as archaic bits of language that we save which are no longer attached to a meaning. Important to the canon, this may have a home on reference shelves more than in picture book collections.--Kimberly Olson Fakih, School Library Journal
Publisher's Weekly Review
Rosen (The Missing), who also contributes a thoughtful foreword, compiles a solid mix of nursery rhymes, mixing old favorites ("Miss Mary Mack") and genuine head scratchers--at least for U.S. audiences ("Hab can nab/ The two-pound crab"). Typography occasionally receives a playful treatment, as with ever-shrinking type for a telescoping perspective of "This is the key of the kingdom." Warmhearted, unfussy presentations by Riddell (Pirate Stew) feature lots of gallivanting animals (anthropomorphized and otherwise) and an inclusive cast of children in settings that range from white space to landscapes to sunny domestic interiors. One of the loveliest treatments is given to "Rain on the Green Grass," which finds a bear cub snuggled cozily in bed while a gray- and rose-colored shower falls on timber-framed houses outside the window. There may be more rousing treatments of individual rhymes out there, but in terms of foundational texts for youngest children, this one should elicit as many smiles as "honey for breakfast, honey for tea." Ages 3--7. (Mar.)
Kirkus Review
This is not your average book of nursery rhymes. This illustrated collection consists of verses sourced from historical anthologies and therefore contains poems that many Americans have most likely never encountered before. Many include nonsense words or onomatopoeia and are a pleasure to read out loud. The accompanying pictures feature a diverse cast of wide-eyed children, and, on several pages, the cleverly designed, multicolored type takes the shape of the rhyme it conveys. In a poem about flying, for example, the words are curved as though in flight, and in a verse about looking through a keyhole, the text gets progressively smaller along with the perspective. Some illustrations usefully provide pictorial definitions for vocabulary such as jelly, which in this case refers to a gelatin dessert, that is archaic or rooted in a European tradition that may be unfamiliar to readers without that background. Unfortunately, on other pages, words like tupenny and ha'penny are left without an illustrated reference, leaving definitions up to readers. Additionally, references to sausage and bacon might be problematic for families that come from traditions that traditionally avoid pork. Overall, the book is a thoughtfully curated and entertaining read for devotees of English and Anglo-American children's verse or for adults looking to expose their children to nursery rhymes they may not otherwise hear. (This book was reviewed digitally with 11.6-by-21.4-inch double-page spreads viewed at 39.3% of actual size.) An unusual, lively collection of nursery rhymes sourced from historic texts. (Picture book. 2-4) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.