The Neighborhood Mother Goose
On Sale: 12/23/2003
The Neighborhood Mother Goose
On Sale: 12/23/2003
Format:
Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts (NCTE)
Texas 2X2 Reading List
School Library Journal Best Book
ALA Notable Children’s Book
New York Public Library's “One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing”
About the Book
Every day, children the world over sing, shout, and celebrate Mother Goose rhymes. And now there's a new reason to cheer: Nina Crews has added her own remarkable, jazzy style of illustration to a collection of forty-one favorite verses. Whether it's Jack jumping over a candlestick (atop a cupcake), Georgie Porgie kissing the girls (at the playground), or a fine lady riding a white horse (on the carousel), this exuberant treasury is sure to be read and enjoyed over and over again.
Critical Praise
“Mother Goose’s timeless rhymes are quite at home in this new setting.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A fresh and welcome contribution.” — School Library Journal (starred review)
“Brimming with infectious joy.” — Horn Book (starred review)
“This gathering of common and not-so-common rhymes will be a hit with young readers and pre-readers in any setting, urban or otherwise.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Preschoolers will enjoy seeing kids like themselves in pictures that make the familiar rhymes part of imaginative fun on the city sidewalk, where girls and boys come out to ride their scooters and bikes, play ball, and dream.” — Booklist (starred review)
’Crews has collected over 40 Mother Goose rhymes and photos of an urban neighborhood to bring the poems to life in a modern, relatable way” (in the article “My First Poems: 12 Great Poetry Books for Kids Ages 0–4’). — Brightly
-Product Details
- ISBN: 9780060515737
- ISBN 10: 0060515732
- Imprint: Greenwillow Books
- On Sale: 12/23/2003
- Pages: 64
- List Price:23.99 CAD
- Ages: 4 to 8
- BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play
- BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Nursery Rhymes