Description |
72 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary |
The classic nursery rhymes we know and love--upside-down, backward, in gibberish, and fresh out of bounds--as only Jon Scieszka could stage them. Mother knows best, but sometimes a little nonsense wins the day. Inspired by Dadaism's rejection of reason and rational thinking, and in cahoots with Blanche Fisher Wright's The Real Mother Goose, this anthology of absurdity unravels the fabric of classic nursery rhymes and stitches them back together (or not quite together) in every clever way possible. One by one, cherished nursery rhymes--from "Humpty Dumpty" to "Hickory Dickory Dock," "Jack Be Nimble" to "Mother Hubbard"--fall prey to sly subversion as master of fracture Jon Scieszka and acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman refashion them into comics strips, errant book reports, anagrams, and manic mash-ups. Playfully reconstructed, the thirty-six old-new rhymes invite further baloney, bringing kids in on the joke and inviting them to revel in reimagining. |
Subject |
Nursery rhymes, English -- Juvenile literature.
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Nursery rhymes -- Juvenile literature.
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Children's poetry -- Juvenile literature.
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Wit and humor, Juvenile -- Juvenile literature.
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Genre |
Fairy tales.
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Nursery rhymes.
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Picture books for children.
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Added Author |
Rothman, Julia, illustrator.
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Wright, Blanche Fisher, illustrator.
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Added Title |
Adaptation of (work): Mother Goose (Wright)
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Container of (work): Mother Goose. Selections.
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Mother Goose : a treasury of complete nonsense |
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Treasury of complete nonsense |
ISBN |
9780763694340 (hardcover) |
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0763694347 (hardcover) |
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