Motor Goose: Rhymes that Go!

by Rebecca Colby, Jef Kaminsky (Illustrator)

Overview

In this picture book, Mother Goose rhymes are reimagined with vehicles— trains, planes, trucks, and boats!

Hey Digger, Digger
(Hey Diddle, Diddle)

Hey digger, digger,
the hole’s getting bigger.
Your shovel’s been scooping since ten.
Beware the loose rubble.
Too late—you’re in trouble!
You’d better start digging again.

Wonderful rhymes and VEHICLES! Here is a collection that every car/plane/boat/crane/digger/taxi/train-loving kid will adore. With hilarious artwork by Jef Kaminsky, Motor Goose is a must-have for readers who like things that go. And as the rhymes progress, the day winds down, making this perfect for bedtime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250176028
Publisher:	Feiwel & Friends
Publication date:	07/11/2017
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	74 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Rebecca Colby has traveled by car, bus, boat, train, plane, motorcycle, and snowmobile, but she’s still waiting to ride in a rocket. Originally from New England, she now lives with her family in “Old” England. She is also the author of It's Raining Bats and Frogs.

Jef Kaminsky is the illustrator of the picture book Monstergarten by Daniel Mahoney. A former kindergarten teacher, he lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

Rebecca Colby lives with her family in England. It's Raining Bats&Frogs is her first picture book.

Jef Kaminsky has illustrated several picture books, including Bite Me, I'm a Book by Sarah Weeks, and Monstergarten. By day, he holds an executive position in the entertainment arm of publishing. The rest of the time, he lives and draws in Brooklyn, with his wife and their daughter.

Editorial Reviews

Putting a twist on familiar nursery rhymes, Colby has created original, vehicle-themed verses. Her clever parodies, organized by time periods over the course of a day, can be sung or recited. The book wraps up at the end of the day with “Rest Awhile, Cruiser,” which can be sung to the tune of “Rock-a-Bye Baby.” ... A good poetry option for storytimes or an enjoyable one-on-one lapsit.” —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

06/01/2017
PreS-K—Putting a twist on familiar nursery rhymes, Colby has created original, vehicle-themed verses. Her clever parodies, organized by time periods over the course of a day, can be sung or recited. The book wraps up at the end of the day with "Rest Awhile, Cruiser," which can be sung to the tune of "Rock-a-Bye Baby." Some of the creative poems rhyme or scan better than others. "Barry Was a Little Sub" has adult British sensibilities, concluding in the final verse that Barry was a spy. British vocabulary is found in the poem "Old Beat-Up Banger," using a car term that might be unfamiliar to youngsters from the United States. Humor abounds in "Bumpty Dumpty," about a turned-over trash truck, and in "Hey Digger, Digger," where a construction vehicle gets caught in the hole he made. Kaminsky's serviceable artwork uses Corel Painter with digital charcoal to draw the black lines and paint the colors. This style creates a textured appearance for broad areas, such as the pavement or grass. The illustrator also relies on a variety of page designs. For example, the center section showing skyscrapers requires that readers turn the book vertically to appreciate the spread. VERDICT A good poetry option for storytimes or an enjoyable one-on-one lapsit.—Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA

School Library Journal

2017-05-24
Mother Goose gets a mechanical makeover in this gear-inspired nursery-rhyme collection. Twenty-three familiar rhymes are rewritten with a wide range of vehicles in mind. As nursery rhymes are such a flexible form, they easily lend themselves to Colby's motorized reimaginings. Whether it's "Little Miss Mixer," "This Little Steam Train," or "Bumpty Dumpty" (about a dump truck, naturally), caregivers should have no difficulty singing, chanting, or rhythmically reading the verses on display. Each scans perfectly, never requiring readers to engage in any verbal gymnastics. There are even helpful hints for caregivers below each poem's title, indicating its original name ("Little Jack Junker" references "Little Jack Horner," for instance). While most of the poems in this collection pass muster, the same cannot be said for Kaminsky's digital art. His cartoony anthropomorphic vehicles are rendered with little sophistication in their depictions and as much attention to scale. The media notes tell readers outlines were drawn with a digital piece of soft vine charcoal, but the inconsistency in their thickness between the vehicles and animals depicted gives the compositions a cut-and-paste quality. The result is a book with aural but not visual charm. A partial misfire. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews