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Maurice Sendak's Really Rosie Starring the Nutshell Kids

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I grew up listening to Really Rosie (by Carol King) and following along in this book. I'm 32 now and still like to sing the songs with my family, when we get together. It's a great way to get children interested in creating highly imaginative situations and promotes group entertainment among a diverse age range.

Decided to purchase this based on my love of the Nutshell Kids segments in the Scholastic Video Series and rave reviews by others of Really Rosie. It was not what I expected. It is perfect if you want to put on a production of Really Rosie. It's also perfect if want the sheet music for the musical numbers. But if you want to read Pierre, Alligators All Around, One Was Johnny, and Chicken Soup With Rice in book form, I highly recommend the box set on offer; my 3-year-old loves them.

Really Rosie was, without a doubt, my favorite character growing up. I knew all the songs, and wore out the record. I finally bought another copy two years ago when I was hunting for the perfect gift for a friend's 5-year-old daughter, and I still knew all the words! This spunky heroine is a great example for any shy young girl - she's imaginative, creative, confident and a leader. And don't we need more of that nowadays from young women!

This is a truly wonderful book. I worked in a day care for 15 years. We had movie day every Wed. This was one of the kids all time favorites favorite movies. And the book is just as great. Definitly one of my favorites. Right there next to "Where The Wild Things Are".

Although this book is definitely a lot of fun (and a great companion to the movie "Really Rosie") please note that it does not include all of the original illustrations from the Nutshell books. Each Nutshell book is condensed down to a few pages in this compilation.

For toddlers, alligators all around is much more fun on 52 pages than on one page.

Given that Really Rosie is still not out on DVD yet, this will serve as a excellent "stand in" product for it. You get the story behind it, and sheet music for seven of the eleven songs and a few stills from the special.

Of course, you can now get all four of the "Nutshell Library" songs on the "Where The Wild Things Are" DVD, but I'm still waiting for the day that Really Rosie comes out on DVD.

And, BTW, Youtube have taken down the three parts to the Really Rosie special, citing a copyright claim from Weston Woods.

This was a favorite of mine as a child. Loved the Carole King/Neil Sedaka soundtrack to the TV special. I remember the lyrics to this day and sing them to my sons. So original and fun!

This is an excellent book for people who love Maurice Sendak's work. He did a wonderful job of illustrating the story and I just love this book. It goes really well with Carole King's CD that features the songs for this book.