Humpty Dumpty and Other Rhymes

by Iona Opie (Editor), Rosemary Wells (Illustrator)

Overview

Every rhyme is accompanied by the incomparable art of Rosemary Wells, illustrations that the New York Times Book Review called "irresistible." Large letters and sturdy board pages make these treasures indispensable for any nursery.

These bright board books based on My Very First Mother Goose, the award-winning modern day classic, bring timeless poems to the youngest children. Each of the four enchanting board books contains eight favorite rhymes collected in their most perfect form by folklorist Iona Opie.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763616281
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	10/01/2001
Series:	My Very First Mother Goose Series
Edition description:	BOARD
Pages:	16
Sales rank:	177,505
Product dimensions:	4.94(w) x 5.56(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

Editorial Reviews

PreS--These two board-book spin-offs each present eight rhymes selected from Opie's My Very First Mother Goose (Candlewick, 1996). The smaller format with colored pages is congenial, though the reduction of the art and the elimination of details from the much larger volume sometimes create a sense of vagueness about the characters or events in the rhymes. Overall, though, Wells's cheerful animal characters and domestic scenes will appeal to children in spite of small losses in clarity. And if the pictures no longer illuminate some of the rhymes so generously, the lilt of the language has accounted for their abiding appeal anyway.--Margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston

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