Children's Fiction Bedtime & Dreams
Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes, A
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 1998
- Category
- Bedtime & Dreams
- Recommended Age
- 2 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- p to 12
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781550745542
- Publish Date
- Aug 1998
- List Price
- $24.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Nursery rhymes have been well-loved for generations because they comfort, entertain and delight children. With this sweet collection, Kady MacDonald Denton captures the joy and magic of childhood. Her charming illustrations and thoughtful selection of 145 favorites will appeal to children at different stages in their lives.
A Child’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes is a book for families to share for years to come, with young children learning new rhymes, verses and songs, and parents rediscovering old favorites.
About the author
Kady MacDonald Denton Kady MacDonald Denton has illustrated numerous children’s titles, including Before I Go to Sleep, ‘Til All the Stars Have Fallen and A Child’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes, which won the Governor General's Award. She lives in Peterborough, Ontario.
Awards
- Winner, Our Choice, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
- Winner, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award
- Winner, Elisabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
- Winner, Governor General’s Literary Award, children’s illustration, Canada Council for the Arts
Editorial Reviews
A fat book of rhyming poetry for kids should be a staple in any family library, and this season’s standout is A Child’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes. Brandon, Manitoba, writer and illustrator Kady MacDonald Denton won a Governor General’s award for the whimsical pictures that accompany her eclectic selection of nursery rhymes, songs, and ditties ranging from Mother Goose favorites to poems from China, Africa, and India.
Macleans
Kady MacDonald Denton’s friendly watercolours make this an especially inviting collection.
Today’s Parent
This is a collection composed with great care, thought, and humour. It will bring much pleasure to both adults and children as they share it together.
Books in Canada
This 145-poem collection is indeed a treasury. There is a wealth of material to take you all through childhood and, in the case of the adult reader, back again. The design is lively, achieving unity and variety …
Quill and Quire
Denton expresses in ink and watercolour all the fun, wickedness, and drama experienced by her young audience.
The Toronto Star
