Old Mother Hubbard

by Jane Cabrera

Overview

Old Mother Hubbard's poor dog just wants a bone. What he gets instead is even better!

Old Mother Hubbard sets off on a shopping spree to buy her hungry dog some shoes, a wig, a coat - everything but the bone he craves. This could take a while. But with Mother out and about, the dog can't just sit still. Not when he can ride a goat or wash the cat or dance a jig.

Mother Hubbard and dog's escapades get sillier and sillier with each new trip, until finally they both find what they're looking for. Any dog-loving child will appreciate the depiction of an excited dog who just can't wait.

Jane Cabrera's Story Time celebrates children's best-loved read along nursery rhymes and songs. These interactive favorites are given a new twist by award-winning artist Jane Cabrera and feature her bold, bright, kid-friendly illustrations. Other titles in the series include Ten in the Bed, Wheels on the Bus, and Old MacDonald Had a Farm.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823456895
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	04/09/2024
Series:	Jane Cabrera's Story Time
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.52(w) x 10.23(h) x 0.14(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Jane Cabrera is a designer and fine artist, as well as the author and illustrator of almost 60 books for children. She specializes in fresh reimaginings of nursery rhymes and fairy tales; Publishers Weekly has said "her style exudes the joy of creation." She lives in England.

Editorial Reviews

"The old nursery rhyme reaches new heights of nonsense in Cabrera's bright, energetic double-page pictures. . . . the chanting rhymes and exuberant illustrations make a great read-aloud for young preschoolers."—Booklist
 
"Cabrera's candy-colored paintings are divertingly droll."—The Bulletin
 
"Ex-toddlers will eat this up."—Kirkus Reviews
 
OPPENHEIM TOY PORTFOLIO BEST BOOK AWARD – GOLD SEAL

From the Publisher

Cabrera's tempera illustrations always virtually bubble over with high spirits: her bold, saturated colors, broad brushstrokes and luscious, wet-paint surfaces bring to mind an especially creative and satisfyingly messy episode of finger painting. Although this familiar rhyme does not offer her the abundant possibilities of her Over in the Meadow, the title character comes across as a sweet, bright-eyed granny. The exuberant orange-and-white pooch companion comically rides a goat that resembles a bucking bronco and reads the news with ?lan. Ages 3-6. (Sept.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

PreS-K-A delightfully illustrated rendition of the complete nursery rhyme. Cabrera's spreads are alive with movement achieved through painterly brush strokes and bright colors. Old Mother Hubbard and her dog are drawn as whimsical cartoon characters sure to charm young readers. This sweet grandmother with a white bouffant hairdo and wearing tennis shoes is a perfect match for her lovable brown-and-white terrierlike dog. Older children will relish the subtle humor depicted in several of the scenes. The art is all done in the same spirit as James Marshall's Old Mother Hubbard & Her Wonderful Dog (Farrar, 1991). The large pictures make the book an excellent choice for preschool storytimes.-Linda M. Kenton, San Rafael Public Library, CA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

School Library Journal

Cabrera (Dog's Day, 2000, etc.) illustrates this abbreviated adaptation of the nursery rhyme with broadly brushed, vibrantly colored scenes. Large, hand-lettered text complements illustrations that look like they were slathered on with finger-paints, in a perfect child-like style. Here is a hungry but irrepressible little terrier cavorting about while a cat looks on in alarm-or annoyance after being forcibly bathed-and Mother Hubbard shops for a coat, hat, wig, and shoes for him, even though "the cupboard is bare." Cabrera has made some adjustments: the dog doesn't die, even temporarily, and the ending has become a real crowd-pleaser. Instead of the original's now-stilted pleasantries, upon her return Mother Hubbard whips out a HUGE bone, crowing, "Your supper!"-prompting an ecstatic "Bow-Wow!" in response. Ex-toddlers will eat this up. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews