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Humpty Dumpty and Other Nursery Rhymes

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"Humpty Dumpty and Other Nursery Rhymes" brings together eleven classic nursery rhymes, all illustrated by Lucy Cousins. In addition to the title rhyme, the book includes "Old King Cole," "Simple Simon," "Hey Diddle Diddle," and other favorites.

Cousins' brightly colored artwork is a marvelous complement to the rhymes. She gives her pictures a deliberately child-like quality: rough outlines, curiously distorted human and animal figures. Her pictures thus have a wacky, almost innocent charm and energy to them.

I realize that the appropriateness of some traditional nursery rhymes may be debated by some--"Humpty Dumpty" is, after all, a somewhat scary and tragic story if one dwells on it too long. But Cousins wisely avoids depicting the gorier elements of some of these rhymes. Overall, I give the book an enthusiastic recommendation.

I bought this book for my son when he was three months old. He was mesmerized by it the first time he saw it. The illustrations are simple and colorful. This is the only book that he will look at over and over without throwing it aside. The rhymes are catchy, too! I've read it to him SO many times, all I have to do now is recite a few poems and he flashes a smile immediately! Buy this book! You won't regret it!