Illustrated
by sixteen Illustrators
Poetry Board
Book
For
ages 2 to 5
Groundwood
Books, 2009, 978-0-88899-933-7
The
Mother Goose rhymes are truly timeless. Countless children have listened to and
enjoyed the nursery rhymes since the first collection – called Mother Goose’s Melody - was published in
England in 1791 by John Newbery.
Often Mother Goose books include a large
number of rhymes that are accompanied by illustrations that were created by one
artist. In this Mother Goose, there are fifteen of the popular rhymes, and each
rhyme is complimented by artwork that was created by a different illustrator. Each illustrator was free to choose how he or she
wanted to interpret the rhymes.
For the poem Round and Round the Garden, Debi Perna has created some delightful
art where the text is punctuated by cunning little vignette illustrations. The
poem Father and Mother and Uncle John
comes next, and for this poem Barbara Reid has created a piece of clay art that
is textured and that shows a deliciously funny scene.
Later
on in the book, Marie Louise Gay’s distinctive art is paired with the poem Hoddley, poddley, puddle and fogs. We
see a picture of mice and rats playing musical instruments, and they are following
a cat and poodle who are on their way to the alter. The scene is lit by
moonlight and it is wonderfully festive.
With its heavy duty board pages, its
wonderful rhymes, and its splendid artwork, this is a book that children will
enjoy exploring again and again.
The artwork for this book was donated by the
artists, and royalties from the title benefit the Parent-Child Mother Goose
Program.
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