Overall I adored this book and am so glad I have it. It was just such a creative take on a lot of the nursery rhymes very entertaining and enjoyable to read. Even my husband who walked by while we were reading this, ended up drawn in and sat down to finish the book with us. He loved some of the twists on the nursery rhymes he already knows. My son, who is four, really enjoyed reading through this with me. The illustration style is all over the place some are beautiful fantasies, some are cartoony, some are folk-art-like, there is even a sci-fi themed rendition. Some were ironic and surprising, some just plain beautiful. The above are just a few examples of the wonderful collection included. Little Bo Peep looses her sheep, but her sheep are dream sheep that she counts to stay asleep. Three Little Kittens showed how the kittens lost, found, and even made more trouble with their mittens. Some of them are just beautiful renditions of the nursery rhymes, some of them are ironic retellings, and some of them are fantastic re-imaginings.įor example Jack Be Nimble has a little boy making asides about how stupid you would have to be to jump over a candlestick, then when he turns around at the end his pants have a hole burned in them. There are a number (fifty to be exact) of nursery rhymes illustrated and retold in various ways. It was a very fun read and something that I think kids of all ages and adults will both enjoy. I got a copy of this book through the Amazon Vine program. Source: Finished copy through Amazon Vine
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