by Iona Opie
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by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters
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Should we add Mother Goose to the list of endangered species? Possibly. The advent of television and our increasingly busy schedules tend to crowd such treasures as lullabies and fairy tales from the lives of our children--unless of course they come to us courtesy of the Disney Corporation. Fortunately, we have British folklorist Iona Opie and illustrator Rosemary Wells there to serve as our last line of defence against the disappearance of Mother Goose and her menagerie of animals and humans. Together, the pair has collaborated on an enchanting collection of Mother Goose rhymes that should help ensure that these charming little poems remain a part of our culture for at least another generation or two.
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This wonderfully varied selection of nursery rhymes is chosen by the expert Iona Opie. Rosemary Wells's illustrations are peopled with her familiar animal characters, and abound with details that interpret the rhymes with verve and humour. It is a large, beautifully produced book, with good type size, spacious design and vibrant colour. (0 yrs +) (Kirkus UK)
One glimpse of the merry Wells (The Language of Doves, p. 1159, etc.) characters that caper through these pages - a cast of hundreds - one flip through the pages where Opie (I Saw Esau, 1992, etc.) has arranged almost 70 familiar and not-so-familiar rhymes to an effect of unabashed glee, and readers will be in love again with the original Mother Goose. There's little point in pretending that even prodigious collections of nursery rhymes can do without this one - it's a must. (Kirkus Reviews)
One glimpse of the merry Wells (The Language of Doves, p. 1159, etc.) characters that caper through these pages - a cast of hundreds - one flip through the pages where Opie (I Saw Esau, 1992, etc.) has arranged almost 70 familiar and not-so-familiar rhymes to an effect of unabashed glee, and readers will be in love again with the original Mother Goose. There's little point in pretending that even prodigious collections of nursery rhymes can do without this one - it's a must. (Kirkus Reviews)
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