Here is a collection of old favorites from Mother Goose, dressed up with irresistible humor. Illustrating the poems are photos of real animals posed in extraordinary painted scenes, resulting in campy and adorable scenes sure to beguile youngsters and their hip parents. Full color.
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An unusual artistic technique--live animals set against painted backdrops--illustrates 16 Mother Goose rhymes. In ``Old Mother Hubbard,'' a shaggy dog and a few props (broom, child's chair, shiny tin can) have been photographed on a painted background that shows a cupboard mounted on a wall and a few frying pans on pegs, so that it looks like a scene in a play. The tone varies: While most of the paintings maintain a hushed, staged quality, ``The Cat and the Fiddle'' includes a cartoonish dish and spoon that remind readers of the artifice involved. As in Anne Geddes's books, the pictures will be more appreciated by adults than children, and possibly more suited to postcards than for rhymes available in other volumes. (Picture book. 3-6) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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By Megan L van Dam (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Twinkle, Twinkle: An Animal Lover's Mother Goose (Hardcover)
A gorgeous book of popular nursery rhymes with the real star being the illustrations.Each double page features photographs of an animal set against a brightly painted background. My 1 year old son loved this book so much that we had to borrow it six consecutive times from our local library. From admiring this book he now oinks, barks, quacks and baa's - but we are still having troubles mastering the sound of a koala! A lovely addition to any child's library - we are eagerly awaiting the reprint.
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