02.28.08
Classic Nursery Rhymes
I imagine there are a lot of books by this title. The particular one we read is illustrated by Tracey Moroney. Nothing memorable. Just “nice”. With forty rhymes, it would be a good starting point for someone totally unfamiliar with “English nursery rhymes”. But we have other preferred collections on our shelves. I think the thing with nursery rhymes is that they’re meant to be recited aloud anyway, the words are supposed to roll off your tongue. So if the pictures are going to add anything they need to be quite spectacular. These ones are not. (That is to say, they did not overly impress me. My three year old, on the other hand, did snuggle up so she could view every page. However, she has not returned to the book to pore over it aloneĀ as she does with others, so I do not think I am being too harsh in my judgment!)



