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As they approach their second birthday, many children begin to enjoyplaying classic baby games such as This Little Piggy, Pat-a-Cake, and Head,Shoulders, Knees, and Toes. And who better to teach these rhymes and games thanthe Sesame Street gang? Throughout this big square board book, baby Bertand Ernie, Cookie Monster, and Big Bird help toddlers learn the hand gesturesand words to a dozen familiar games. Parents or teachers can guide theircharges, using the smaller print under each verse. ("Gently clap baby's handstogether. Roll baby's hands, pat them, then trace a large B on baby's front.Point at baby, then at yourself.") The Sesame Beginnings series (Cookie See! Cookie Do!, etc.)is a cute, fun way to help children from birth to 36 months attain importantdevelopmental milestones, such as hand-eye coordination and gross motor skills.(18 to 24 months) --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

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A charming collection of counting rhymes and number poems mixes traditional rhymes with contemporary verses by well-known poets.

This charming collection of counting rhymes and number poems mixes traditional rhymes with contemporary verse by well-known poets. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, for example, is one of the rhymes that has been passed on from one generation to the next as a memory aid for children learning to count. There are rhymes that help children grasp the concepts of addition and subtraction, but there are also wonderful poems and riddles that play with numbers in a natural and amusing way. This book can be used to reinforce early number learning or simply as a delightful introduction to poetry. ... Read more

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The world's best children's book
It's difficult to describe how much this book has meant to my family.Our daughter is 6 years old and, until we started reading Harry Potter at bedtime, Whiskers & Rhymes was nightly fare.My husband and I have long since memorized every poem, but we have never tired of either the text or the charming, unique illustrations.My personal favorite: "Sleeping Charlie in his chair.Feathered wings have sprouted there.Away flies Charlie through the air.Across the skies to everywhere."Our first copy has gotten so much use that I bought a hardcover just for "keeps."

Not just for kids.
Some are silly, some are sad, and some are very sweet for any age. I've bought a few copies just so I can cut out and frame the great drawings with their poems. My favorite as a book lover is: "Books to the ceiling, books to the sky. My piles of books are a mile high. How I love them! ............" And my now-grown children still remember the "Man dressed all in cheese." Very nice. Very much fun.

Four kids favorite
Arnold Lobel's charming cats and plain poetry make the small things in life poignant with out being cloying."...the day was fine but now it's better, my freind has written me a letter." The poems are funny, sillyand sometimes romantic."If I were a pot and you were a pan we wouldsit on the shelf together.If I were a mountain and you were the snow wewouldn't much mind the weather."When I begin to read this book to my5 year old, teenage siblings often drift into the room just to hear it allagain.This book has been read in our house for 16 years and it is one ofthe very few that continues to charm me. ... Read more

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Something has happened to good old Mother Goose--she's not the samekindly storyteller she once was. In fact, that isn't Mother Goose tapping awayat her laptop computer at all. It's Monster Goose! With a diabolical grinbeneath her granny glasses and fangs peeking out from her beak, this twistedmatriarch wreaks marvelously evil havoc on 25 favorite nursery rhymes. Nowfeaturing ghouls, vampire bats, and cannibals, these verses appeal to theperverse corner in every reader's mind. Just a taste:

There was an old zombie who lived in a shoe.
She had so many maggots, she didn't know what to do.
So she soaked them in soapsuds and painted them green.
She'll be giving them out next Halloween.

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A Fun Twist to Halloween
My six year old daughter loves Halloween and has a strong imagination, I knew she would enjoy this book the first time I read it in the bookstore, it's funny and witty. The illustrations are great and the poems are kooky and fun.

A Poets Pleasure
As the mother of a very imaginative young poet who also likes Emily Dickinson, we found this book to be delightful. Having read so very many rhyming book that were beginning to become blaze this was a refreshing change. She still sings the rhymes and so does her older sister. We would recommend this book to anyone with an imagination.

AVOID
My 7 year-old daughter brought this book home from the school library. I stopped reading it about half way through because of some inappropriate material.

Why would you write a book for grade school children that contains poems about 'drinking gasoline' and 'brushing your teeth with turpentine'?

This book is not intended for 12 year olds, who MIGHT be able to determine that the author is only joking. Instead, it is written for the 1st grade crowd.

There are much better things for our kids to be reading. Avoid this book.

The Book Scared My Children
We ordered the book through school. My 1st grade son can home and anounced that he received his book order and he had one book that would give him bad dreams. I looked through the book and found it was not quite what we had in mind. We were looking for something that would use the same old nursery stories, but with a difference. We wanted somthing to spark creativity and imagination, a look at adapting stories. It wasn't that kind of book. I felt it was scary and inappropriate for a young child.
My son didn't want to keep it so we tried to donate it to the school library. The librarian looked at it and said he didn't like to censure books, but this book was just not something they really would like.
We threw the book in the garbage.

Wickedly Witty
It is always a relief for me to read a childrens book that credits children with the experience and imagination to delight in references to things slimey, disgusting or horror-ful without wanting to get the Bounty and the Raid and make it nice. There are no more eager participants in the imaginative exploration of the gross and horrifying than those of the younger members of our species. Unimpaired by experience, not yet socially sanitized, but trusting the covers of a book, children eagerly go with Sierra to that edge between fantasy and reality for the thrill of the near but safely missed slip into true horrors. So if Barny and Mister Rogers kind of make you want to throw up, get down with the kids like Ms. Sierra does and wollow in the splendidly delightful illustrations of Mr. Davis. ... Read more

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Rhyme Time--French: Book with accompanying audio cassette, packaged in colorful, sturdy plastic album.Contains French translations of 32 familiar English nursery rhymes and songs. Including such favorites as ... Read more

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Embark on a magical journey into the night sky where three fishermen sail in a wooden shoe, capture stars in nets of silver and gold, and laugh with the moon.

With soft illustrations and rhythmic rhyme, this lullaby poem will help energetic toddlers settle down and have sweet dreams as they snuggle into their beds. ... Read more

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Wynken, Blynken, & Nod is an enchanting, magical tale
that is as captivating as it is beautiful. It's a wonderful bedtime tradition, for both children and parents. This amazing poem is a timeless classic; there's always something new to discover from the entrancing journey of our trio of fishermen! It's perfect for people of all ages. Come along, and bring somebody you love on the voyage on Wynken, Blynken, and Nod; you won't regret it!

A Classic Must Have for Every Child
I was not introduced to this poem until I was 18. We were performing it in concert as a part of Midge of Gold which is a collection of children's tales set to music. I fell in love with it and when I found out it was an actual book, it became one of the first gifts I give to parents and children. The melody is one that stays with me and it's a great lulaby. This book is worth more than what you will pay for it. I have not met one person who read it as a child and didn't love it. The poem and illustrations are wonderful. Buying this book for your child, or any child, is a great investment.

An incredible and beautiful book, always to be remembered
This is a book that my father grew up on, and after having kids of his own, read it to us. As we grew up, this book had somehow disappered, and, having missed it so much, set upon looking for it on the internet. This is a beutiful children story, but not only for children... Don't miss it! ... Read more

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Great detail
I find Jeanette Winter's illustrations to be delightful. There are just a few words on each page, so my son can really take time to look at the pictures and see how they relate to the words of the song. The little details she puts in are wonderful. We also have The Itsy Bitsy Spider. It's nice to enjoy the book so much when I have to read it over and over!

The Illustrations Will Guide Your Child Through this Book
Our daughter enjoys reading this book with us. The nursery rhyme unfolds as each page is turned and the next illustration is revealed. The book is also sized for small hands and is nearly indestructible. ... Read more

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Rolling in the Aisles is Lansky's fourth hardcover anthology of humorous poems for children. It contains funny poems selected by a panel of more than 1,000 elementary- and middle-school students. Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, Bruce Lansky, Kenn Nesbitt, Ted Scheu, Robert Pottle and Dave Crawley all made the cut for this giggle-packed anthology of rhymes. ... Read more

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Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, and Little Bo Peep are just a few from the cast of well-loved characters who run, jump, and tumble throughout the pages of this whimsical Mother Goose. Along with more than eighty rhymes, this glorious facsimile of a rare 1928 edition is filled with more than 140 carefully reproduced art deco illustrations, including more than sixty color plates.

Lyrical and inviting pictures by the renowned artist Willy Pogany make this a truly distinctive Mother Goose to be shared for years to come. ... Read more

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Great favorite of my boys!
When my two boys were 2-4, they loved this book.It is worn out!It has the classic Mother Goose rhymes with funny and colorful illustrations.The illustrations have a lot of detail and characters continue on to the next pages which is fun for the boys to notice.I was given this book as a shower gift, and now it's a favorite to give!

Michael Foreman's Mother Goose
Looks like a good book for children.I had an old Brother Grimm's Fairy Tale book with all of these plus Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and it had nice color pictures when I grew up.It seems to be out of print.But this looks good for my grandson.It has little boy blue, -I just wish I could see the pictures and words inside the book, not just the back flap and front flap ... Read more

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From the short-and-sweet "Jack Be Nimble" (threelines total) to the more fleshed-out "This Is the House That JackBuilt," this classic Mother Goose collection will delightchildren, especially when read aloud. Though the rhymes will certainlybe familiar (how many times have you seen tiny baby toes and launchedinto "This little piggy went to market..."?), this edition hasa fresh new look. Colorful illustrations by eight different artists--ranging from the quiet, pastel tones of "Rock-a-Bye Baby" tothe more boisterous style of "Jack Sprat"--accompany the textof this fine volume. The Classic Mother Goose is sure to becomea treasured and perhaps tattered favorite. ... Read more

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The Classic Mother Goose Edited by Armand Eisen
We received this book as a gift for our son's first birthday, and he has loved it to death! He loved to fill in the missing words as we read to him, and quickly learned all of his nursery ryhmes. Now at age 2, he is rediscovering this treasure...he has fallen in love with the illustrations all over again, and he understands the meaning and humor in these wonderful rhymes!

This book changed my life for the better.
I got this book when I was little and now I want this book for my little girl. My favorite nursery rhyme is the one about the Crooked man. I reccommend everyone buying this book for their children.

A perfect collection of nursery rhymes.
The Classic Mother Goose is the perfect book to introduce nursery rhymes to kids of all ages. The illustrations in this book captivate the smallest children and they will choose this book over and over again as a favorite for bedtime stories. My kids read our first copy to death. That is the true test of how good a book is. ... Read more

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Hark, hark the dogs do bark, The babies are heading for home, Some with hats, and some with cats, And one with a brush and a comb. From beloved author Kate McMullan and illustrator Pascal Lemaître comes the perfect collection of nursery rhymes for the bouncing baby in any family. Kate has selected rhymes with the most baby appeal, and then replaced the traditional hero or heroine with a baby. The result is utterly irresistible. Divided into sections and illustrated with Pascal's boisterous little ones, this makes a wonderful first introduction to Mother Goose and is a perfect gift for the mom-to-be, newborn, or young child. ... Read more

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Jack and Jill went up the hill;
it took them quite a while.
Jack looked into the well and screamed,
"A giant crocodile!"

It's not easy to fetch a pail of water when you're faced with a hungry croc who isn't in the mood to share. What are Jack and Jill to do? Their father's disappeared and their mother doesn't believe in talking crocodiles, but could a plumber help them? Or Bessie, their pet cow? Perhaps if they can come up with the right wish, Jack and Jill might get their water . . . and what they really need, too!

With vivid illustrations, Daniel Kirk expands the classic nursery rhyme and introduces us to two plucky siblings who won't let anything keep them down. ... Read more

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Johnny Crow's New Garden
"Johnny Crow's New Garden" continues L. Leslie Brooke's fantasy, started in "Johnny Crow's Garden," anticipating "Johnny Crow's Party." The illustrations, drawn by the author, bridge the gapbetween the day-to-day world of reality and the often-forgotten world ofdream time.Each page illustrates one or two lines of poetry, each stanzaends with "In Johnny Crow's Garden." After reading the book thesewords echo in the reader's and listener's heads as sleep overtakes them.I'd copy the books, but the colors (some of the illustrations are in color,most are line drawings) are so subtle that no copy machine can reproducethem. While "Johnny Crow's New Garden" was only in print from1935 to 1970, I hope that all of Brooke's work will be available to ourgrandchildren's grandchildren. ... Read more

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Winner of the Caldecott Medal.

Generations of children have grown up with "The Bear Went over the Mountain," "Lazy Mary," and "Yankee Doodle." here is a collection that includes these, and many more of the favorite playtime rhymes that are a lasting part of America's -- and childhood's -- heritage.

Maud and Miska Petersham's classic illustrations bring this "American Mother Goose" to life, in a way sure to charm both children and adults. ... Read more

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The Rooster Crows
This book is a collection of American Rhymes and Jingles from all the ages. It was written 1966, but many of the ryhmes in it are still around today. Some examples are How Much Wood Could a Woodchuck Chuck, Mary had a Little Lamb, This Little Pig, and Star Light Star Bright. This book is very well illustrated, compared to other books of this time period.

Peas with Honey
This book was the staple of my rocking chair reading as a child, and it spurred my imagination in a dozen ways. First my mother read them to me, then the book became my own. Thirty years since I last pressed my face to its pages, I raised it with my Creative Writing students this morning in modeling a poetry exercise about how words first impact our lives. There is something other-worldly about the illustrations here, too -- surreal perhaps, even unsettling in the way the best art is. I don't pretend that the verse or the images are cutting edge, or high art, but there is in them something wonderfully off-kilter, and soothing at the same time.

A wonderful collection
I love this book and enjoy reading it to my daughter. She loves it, because she has a sense of reading, having memorized many of the verses. It is a wonderful collection of children's rhymes and verses. I feel a real continuity between my own childhood and my daughter's by sharing these with her, as my own mother and grandmother shared these same rhymes with me. A treasure to keep.

Famous and not-so-famous rhymes, many uniquely American.
A very nice collection of rhymes for children, most of which are uniquely American. This is not only a nice little book for children and for the serious student of children literature (it won the 1946 Caldecott Medal for best illustration in a book for children), it is also a source of Americana. ... Read more

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With its amusing array of barnyard characters and its rhythmic repetitions, "Old MacDonald" is one of the timeless kids' songs. In this Let's Start book, Todd and Wayne South put a fresh spin on this classic song with vibrant illustrations, clever pop-ups, and a surprise lift-the-flap game at the end. Kids can join Timothy and his animated pals as they sing about the duck, the pig, and all the other well-known animals that populate Old MacDonald's farm. Each spread contains a different pop-up, and an unexpected barking dog adds to the fun. ... Read more

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Books for bedtime are always popular with children (and tired parents!) who want one more story before turning off the lights. Michael Hague has selected and illustrated an exquisite collection of 51 poems and lullabies for bedtime or naptime. The familiar favorites are all here, as are lesser-known works from Robert Louis Stevenson, Margaret Wise Brown, Nikki Giovanni, Jack Prelutsky, and many others. Hague's intricate, luminous art is a perfect complement to the selected poems and lullabies, 26 of which have musical notation at the end of the book. Sleep, Baby, Sleep would make an excellent baby gift or first birthday present for the sleepy-eyed little one on your list. (Ages 1 to 4) ... Read more