| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
72 pages : color illustrations, music ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
"Illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 71). |
| Contents |
More Humpty Dumptys -- Jacks be nimble -- Other Mother Hubbards -- Hey diddle diddle diddle diddle diddle diddle -- Hickory 6 dickory docks -- Twinkle twinkle twinkle twinkle twinkle twinkle little star -- Never end -- Notes -- More notes. |
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More Humpty Dumptys. Censored ; Definition ; Boring ; Postcard ; Morse code ; Computer translation telephone -- Jacks be nimble. Secret code ; Multiple choice ; Esperanto ; Bad lib ; Spoonerism ; Book report -- Other Mother Hubbards. Jabberwocky ; Re-verb ; Comic strip ; Reverse ; The Hubbard variations ; If u cn rd ths -- Hey diddle diddle diddle diddle diddle diddle. News article ; Recipe ; Map ; Joke ; Haiku ; Pop quiz -- Hickory 6 dickory docks. Egyptian hieroglyphs ; N + 7 ; Crossword puzzle ; A,E,I,O,U...and sometimes Y ; All hours ; Mash-up -- Twinkle twinkle twinkle twinkle twinkle twinkle little star. Scientific ; Anagram ; Rebus ; Musical notation ; Military alphabet ; Simile excessively -- Never end -- Notes -- More notes. |
| Summary |
"The classic nursery rhymes we know and love--upside-down, backward, in gibberish, and fresh out of bounds--as only Jon Scieszka could stage them. Mother knows best, but sometimes a little nonsense wins the day. Inspired by Dadaism's rejection of reason and rational thinking, and in cahoots with Blanche Fisher Wright's The Real Mother Goose, this anthology of absurdity unravels the fabric of classic nursery rhymes and stitches them back together (or not quite together) in every clever way possible. One by one, cherished nursery rhymes--from "Humpty Dumpty" to "Hickory Dickory Dock," "Jack Be Nimble" to "Mother Hubbard"--fall prey to sly subversion as master of fracture Jon Scieszka and acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman refashion them into comics strips, errant book reports, anagrams, and manic mash-ups. Playfully reconstructed, the thirty-six old-new rhymes invite further baloney, bringing kids in on the joke and inviting them to revel in reimagining. Featuring robust back matter, this irreverent take on the rhymes of childhood is a great gift for child readers, a rich classroom resource across grade levels, and a love song to a living language."-- Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Nursery rhymes, English -- Juvenile fiction.
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Nursery rhymes -- Juvenile fiction.
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Nursery rhymes -- Adaptations.
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Children's poetry.
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Fairy tales.
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Wit and humor, Juvenile.
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Nursery rhymes.
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Stories in rhyme.
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Picture books.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Nursery Rhymes.
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Children's poetry. (OCoLC)fst00856335
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Fairy tales. (OCoLC)fst00919916
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Nursery rhymes. (OCoLC)fst01041532
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Nursery rhymes, English. (OCoLC)fst01041548
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Wit and humor, Juvenile. (OCoLC)fst01176307
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Nursery rhymes.
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Plays on words.
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Nonsense verses.
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| Genre/Form |
Children's stories.
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JUV019000 FICTION / Humorous Stories.
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Adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01423910
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Fairy tales. (OCoLC)fst01726605
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Nursery rhymes. (OCoLC)fst01921725
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Picture books. (OCoLC)fst01726789
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Nursery rhymes.
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Poetry.
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Humorous poetry.
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Fairy tales.
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Picture books.
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| Added Author |
Rothman, Julia, illustrator.
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Wright, Blanche Fisher, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Adaptation of (work): Mother Goose (Wright)
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Container of (work): Mother Goose. Selections.
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| ISBN |
9780763694340 (hardcover) |
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0763694347 (hardcover) |
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