Honey for breakfast,
Honey for tea.
Honey for YOU,
Honey for ME.
Welcome to the vibrant world of nursery rhymes--from beloved playground sayings to forgotten gems. Collected by preeminent children's author Michael Rosen, these lilting poems, more than thirty in all, are brought to life in playful illustrations by award-winning artist Chris Riddell. Perfect for reading aloud and sure to become an instant favorite, this selection of nursery poems, created by two former UK Children's Laureates, is a delightful keepsake for families to share and treasure.
Chris Riddell is an award-winning illustrator, a writer of children's books, and a political cartoonist. He is the illustrator of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver, retold by Martin Jenkins, as well as A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young and Giggly Wiggly: Playtime Rhymes, both by Michael Rosen. The winner of three Kate Greenaway Medals and a former British Children's Laureate, Chris Riddell lives in Brighton, England.
This is not your average book of nursery rhymes. This illustrated collection consists of verses sourced from historical anthologies and therefore contains poems that many Americans have most likely never encountered before.. a thoughtfully curated and entertaining read for devotees of English and Anglo-American children's verse or for adults looking to expose their children to nursery rhymes they may not otherwise hear. An unusual, lively collection of nursery rhymes sourced from historic texts.
--Kirkus Reviews