Brighter Child

I liked this book, even though it is just repeated songs/rhymes that I have heard a million times. The grand illustrations, the way the writing was placed, and how the writing was organized/flowed are the reasons I really liked this book. The illustrations really caught my eye as the author made each and every picture that went along with each rhyme was unique. An example of this is what she used different main colors for each rhyme; Hickory, Dickory, Dock was blue mainly while There Was an show more Old Woman is mostly green. I also really liked the way the writing was placed, as it differed on each page. A comparative example of this is that for Humpty Dumpy, the letters are falling as Humpty in the story falls, where in One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, the author breaks up each sentence and puts them across the two pages. Finally, the way the author organized the writing and when each rhythm was placed into the book made it flow easily from one to another. A great example of this is that the more rhymed songs are together and the more non -song/non-rhyme passages are put together, making it flow well. The main message was that even old songs and rhythms that children already know can be re-done and made to be colorful and new. show less

Mother Goose Rhymes is a collection of traditional rhymes. I like and would use this book for teaching because it has silly and fun nursery rhymes within it. I would use this book for ages 3 to 4.

This is a collection of well-known nursery rhymes. This might be a good independent read because children will know the rhymes and be able to figure out words based on their previous knowledge.

Popular rhymes
Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Hickory Dickory Dock, Jack and Jill, There was an old Woman, Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Hey Diddle Diddle, To Market To Market, Mary's Lamb, Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, Little Jack Horner, One Two Buckle My Shoe, Three Little Kittens, Mary Mary Quite Contrary