Kali Stileman(Doubleday) Every baby should receive a nursery rhyme anthology, whether it is to celebrate their birth, their naming ceremony (or religious equivalent) or their first Christmas. They are an essential part of language development as well as developing an ear and love for rhyme and stories.There are many wonderful nursery rhyme anthologies on the market and …
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Have You Ever Ever Ever?
Colin McNaughton (text) & Emma Chichester Clark (illustrations) (Walker Books) A little boy stands alone in a deserted playground, clearly unhappy. As we are witness to his conversation with the narrator it becomes obvious he is not familiar with many classical nursery rhyme characters. But in the distance it seems someone is flying down towards him. …
Noodle
Marion Billet(Nosy Crow) Noodle Loves the BeachNoodle the Panda is spending the day at the seaside with his mummy: watching boats, splashing and digging, it is so much fun. He just loves the beach! Noodle Loves to CuddleNoodle the Panda loves to play: pulling his little duck on wheels, throwing a ball, playing with his toy phone, hiding under …
Nursery Rhymes Collections (3): Puffin Mother Goose Treasury
Raymond Briggs(Puffin) “Treasury is a good word for it. Nursery rhymes are a national treasure.” This is how Raymond Briggs opens the introduction to the re-edition of his Puffin Mother Goose Treasury, and how right he is too. Nursery rhymes are probably the most “English” things I know. That and cream tea. They ooze cultural …
Nursery Rhymes Collections (2): My Very First Mother Goose
Iona Opie (editor) & Rosemary Wells (illustrations)(Walker Books) Anobody interested in nursery rhyme anthologies will be well aquainted with Iona Opie, an authority in the field of children’s folklore research who worked mainly with her husband Peter, with whom she wrote The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. This anthology is illustrated by American illustrator Rosemary Wells, who …
Little Bo Peep’s Troublesome Sheep
Cressida Cowell (Hodder Children’s Books) Hurrah! One of my favourite picture books ever has been reissued after being out-of-print for many years. Little Bo Peep’s Library Book, now renamed Little Bo Peep’s Troublesome Sheep (why the change of title I wonder?) has been relaunched by Hodder Children’s Books in a new bigger format (my old …