AGE LEVEL
1 and 2 year-olds
GENRE
Traditional Literature (Nursery Rhymes)
REVIEW
In this delightful presentation of forty-one Mother Goose rhymes, Crews livens up these verses and makes them highly relevant to today's children by illustrating them with enormous clear photographs of African-American, Caucasian, and Latino children playing in an urban neighborhood. A young boy gazes out his bedroom window at a star "like a diamond in the sky," a little "Jack" jumps "over the candlestick" on a cupcake, and a "little girl" with a "little curl right in the middle of her forehead" stands poised to chop off Barbie's locks. The delight of the children in these images is contagious. Young listeners will enjoy the creative photography, as some of the shots contain miniaturized images of children. This would be a great addition to any toddler or preschooler's personal library. The rhyming and short nature of the verses make them accessible for both age groups.
LIBRARY PROGRAMMING IDEAS
Use these rhymes throughout the year of toddler and preschool storytimes, when one of the rhymes matches the storytime theme.
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