PB RRP $24.99
ISBN: 9780734412690
Reviewed by Hilary Smillie
Nursery rhymes are ever popular, and this
in-house offering contains over 60 rhymes which have been grouped into sections,
following the segments of the day and what takes place. Some are old favourites;
others not so well known.
Emma Stuart has given her
illustrations a distinctive Aussie flavour by portraying cute bush animals as
well as the traditional mice, chickens, cows etc. There is a lot of movement and
action in much of her work, and a great mix of mediaeval and modern. I found the
bush animals particularly adorable, especially the fluffy-eared koalas. But to
see the mulberry bush covered in gumnuts instead was a little disconcerting, and
some of the traditional wording such as in Jack and
Jill has been changed.
Nevertheless, it is a very atmospheric and
fun book and breathes new life into an old subject which small children will
love. Many of the action words have been highlighted and printed in a curve for
extra emphasis. An index at the back is handy so that the reader can return time
and again with ease to a favourite rhyme.
Children love repetition and are sure to
learn many of the rhymes by heart.
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