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N u r s e r y R h y m e & S o n g V a r i a t i o n s |
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NURSERY RHYMES
Traditional rhyme:
"Hey Diddle Diddle, the Cat and the Fiddle."
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Variations
- The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon by Mini Grey. 2006.
- Picture Book GREY
- Having run away together, the Dish and the Spoon from the nursery rhyme "The Cat and the Fiddle" become vaudeville stars before turning to a life of crime.
- And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel, illustrated by Janet Stevens. 2001.
- Picture Book STEVENS
- When Dish and Spoon run away, their nursery rhyme friends Cat, Cow, and Dog set out to rescue them in time for the next evening's reading of their rhyme.
- Mrs. Mooley story and pictures by Jack Kent. 1973.
- Picture Book KENT
- Inspired by a picture in the book of nursery rhymes left on the barn floor, and despite the ridicule of the other barnyard animals, the cow is determined to jump over the moon.
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Traditional rhyme:
"Hickory Dickory Dock."
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Variation
- Hickory Dickory Dock by Keith Baker. 2007.
- Picture Book BAKER
- Rhythmic text expands on the Mother Goose rhyme, including a variety of animals that react as the clock strikes one through twelve.
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Traditional rhyme:
"Humpty Dumpty."
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Variation
- Dimity Dumpty: The Story of Humpty's Little Sister by Bob Graham. 2006.
- Picture Book GRAHAM
- Humpty Dumpty's little sister is too shy to be part of her family's circus act, but she finds courage when her brother needs her help.
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Traditional rhyme:
"Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill."
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Variation
- Jack and Jill by Daniel Kirk. 2003.
- Picture Book KIRK
- In this expanded version of the familiar nursery rhyme, Jack and his sister Jill are sent to get water from a well where they encounter a hungry crocodile.
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Traditional rhyme:
"Little Bo Peep."
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Variations
- Little Bo Peep Can't Get to Sleep by Erin Dealey, illustrated by Hanako Wakiyama. 2005.
- Picture Book DEALEY
- When Little Bo Peep can't get to sleep, her mother suggests counting sheep. But how will Peep explain to her mother that she's lost them without getting into trouble?
- Little Bo Peep's Library Book by Cressida Cowell. 1999.
- Picture Book COWELL
- Little Bo Peep visits the library where other nursery rhyme characters help her find a book that will tell her how to locate her lost sheep. Includes three smaller books inserted in pages.
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Traditional rhyme:
"Mary Had a Little Lamb."
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Variation
- Mary Had a Little Ham story by Margie Palatini, pictures by Guy Francis. 2003.
- Picture Book PALATINI
- After Stanley Snoutowski, actor pig, leaves his friend Mary and heads for Broadway, he finally gets a break when he meets Hoggers and Hammerswine.
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Traditional rhyme:
"Old MacDonald Had a Farm."
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Variation
- Old MacDonald Had a Cow pictures by Rick Brown. 2005.
- Presents an illustrated humorous version of the traditional song.
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Traditional rhyme:
"There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe."
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Variations
- Hey, Mama Goose by Jane Breskin Zalben, illustrated by Emilie Chollat. 2004.
- While seeking a larger home for her many children, the Old Woman visits the dwellings of famous fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters and discovers "There's no place like a shoe."
- There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Boot by Linda Smith, illustrated by Jane Manning. 2003.
- Picture Book SMITH
- The old woman who lives in a boot uses a magic potion to quiet the noisy children who live in a shoe.
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Traditional rhyme:
"This Little Piggy."
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Variation
- This Little Pirate by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Amy Walrod. 2005.
- Two bands of pirates fight over a box, but when they raise the white flag and open the box together, they find a treasure to share.
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Traditional rhyme:
Multiple Mother Goose rhymes.
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Variations
- The Fairytale Cake made by Mark Sperring, decorated by Jonathan Langley. 2005.
- Picture Book SPERRING
- Maybe it wasn't your mom who baked your yummy birthday cake after all. Maybe it was created by a delicious cast of characters from your favorite nursery rhymes!
- The Neat Line: Scribbling through Mother Goose by Pamela Duncan Edwards, illustrated by Diana Cain Bluthenthal. 2004.
- Picture Book EDWARDS
- A young scribble matures into a neat line, then wriggles into a book of nursery rhymes where he transforms himself into different objects to assist the characters he meets there.
- Once Upon a Time, the End: Asleep in 60 Seconds by Geoffrey Kloske and Barry Blitt. 2005.
- Picture Book KLOSKE
- A tired father takes only a few sentences to tell a number of classic tales in order to get the persistent listener to fall asleep.
- Out Came the Sun: A Day in Nursery Rhymes illustrated by Heather Collins. 2007.
- J 398.8 COL
- A series of traditional nursery rhymes that work together to describe an adventure-filled day in the life of a family of stuffed animals.
- Yum! Yum!! illustrated by Joanne Fitzgerald. 2007.
- Picture Book FITZGERALD
- A collection of traditional nursery rhymes that take place at a farmer's market.
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SONGS
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Traditional song:
"The Farmer in the Dell."
- The Farmer in the Dell illustrated by Ilse Plume. 2004
- Picture Book FARMER
- Provides the words to nine verses of the well-known folk song, with instructions for playing the traditional game.
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Variation
- The Cheese by Margie Palatini, paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. 2007
- Picture Book PALATINI
- Why did the cheese stand alone? In this hilarious riff on the favorite nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell," readers will discover what really happened to that hunk of cheddar.
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Traditional song:
"Hush, Little Baby."
- Hush, Little Baby adapted and illustrated by Brian Pinkney. 2006.
- Picture Book PINKNEY
- An illustrated version of the traditional folk song in which a father promises the world to his restless baby daughter.
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Variations
- Hush, Little Digger by Ellen Olson-Brown, illustrations by Lee White. 2006.
- Picture Book OLSON-BROWN
- In this version of the classic lullaby, a boy tries to settle his puppy down to sleep with a lullaby after a day of splashing in the creek, fetching sticks, and chasing sheep.
- Hush, Little Puppy by April Pulley Satre, illustrated by Susan Winter. 2007.
- Picture Book SAYRE
- In this version of the classic lullaby, a boy tries to settle his puppy down to sleep with a lullaby after a day of splashing in the creek, fetching sticks, and chasing sheep.
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Traditional song:
"I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly."
- I Know an Old Lady by G. Brian Karas. 1994
- J 782.42162 KAR
- Tells the cumulative tale in which an old lady pays the supreme penalty for her peculiar eating habits.
- I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Glen Rounds. 1990.
- J 782.42162 KAR
- A cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly.
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Variations
- I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson, pictures by Judith Byron Schachner. 1997.
- Picture Book JACKSON
- A hilarious take-off on the popular cumulative poem. With its theme of feasting-gone-wild, it's the perfect Thanksgiving treat that will remain fresh all year long.
- I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello by Barbara S. Garriel, illustrated by John O'Brien. 2004.
- Picture Book GABRIEL
- An adaptation of the folk rhyme, featuring musical instruments.
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout! by Teri Sloat, illustrated by Reynold Ruffins. 1998.
- Picture Book SLOAT
- Set on the coast of the Pacific Northwest, this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme describes the silly consequences of an old woman's fishy diet.
- There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow! by Lucille Colandro. 2003.
- Picture Book COLANDRO
- A rhyming tale about a lady who swallows snow, a pipe, coal, a hat, a stick and a scarf for a surprise purpose.
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback. 1997.
- Picture Book TABACK
- A "cut-out" version of a famous American folk poem first heard in the U.S. in the 1940's.
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Traditional song:
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: A Traditional Lullaby illustrated by Sylvia Long. 2001
- Picture Book LONG
- Cherished for two centuries, the traditional lullaby "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" continues to escort children into sleep. This tenderly illustrated edition of the classic rhyme by an award-winning illustrator depicts a group of animal friends as they make their way home under a night sky to complete their bedtime rituals with their families.
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Variations
- Twinkle illustrated by Scott M. Fischer. 2007.
- Picture Book FISCHER
- The poem is repeated, with different illustrations, from the back and inverted. A fold-out illustration is bound in the center, readable from both directions.
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Traditional song:
"The Wheels on the Bus."
- The Wheels On the Bus adapted and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. 1990
- Picture Book ZELINSKY
- The wheels on the bus go round, the wipers go swish, the doors open and close, and the people go in and out in this movable book version of the classic song.
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Variations
- The Boy on the Bus: A Sing-Along Storybook Penny Dale. 2007.
- Picture Book DALE
- Various farm animals make their own sounds as a young boy takes them on a bus ride through the countryside.
- The Wheels on the Race Car written by Alex Zane. 2005.
- Picture Book ZANE
- Animal race car drivers roar around the track. Text based on the popular song, The Wheels on the Bus.
- The Wheels on the School Bus written by Mary-Alice Moore; illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith. 2006.
- Picture Book MOORE
- Text adapted from the traditional song describes how students and staff ride the bus to school.
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