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Ready or not, here she comes! That clever, mischievous, loving matriarch of the nursery knows more verses and ditties than you can shake a stick at. From the familiar "Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater" and "Here we go round the mulberry bush" to the more obscure "I'm Dusty Bill from Vinegar Hill," this warm, lovely, good-humoured collection of nursery rhymes is sure to find a place on the shelf of classics. On the heels of her first award-winning collection,
My Very First Mother Goose, world-renowned folklorist Iona Opie has brought together still more of her never-ending supply of childhood verse. And once again the incomparable Rosemary Wells (
Max's Bath,
Max's Bedtime,
Max's Ride) has joined Opie to enchant young readers as they blend ancient verse with fresh new pictures. Soft, appealing watercolours depict a comical menagerie of ducks, bunnies, cats and guinea pigs, wittily interpreting more than 50 old favourites. No new parent should be without this indispensable treasure. (Ages 0 to 4 years)
--Emilie Coulter
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This second collaboration of author and artist has produced another exuberant collection of nursery rhymes. Alongside many, many old favourites are some new ones like 'I'm Dusty Bill/ From Vinegar Hill,/ Never had a bath/ And I never will.' Or 'My Aunt Jane, She came from France, To teach to me the polka dance.' The illustrations of lively little animals are wonderfully inventive and highly amusing. (1-4 yrs) (Kirkus UK)
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