Synopses & Reviews
Mary Had a Little Jam, the newly revised edition of New York Times children's poetry bestseller
The New Adventures of Mother Goose, includes many brand new rhymes for the pre-K and kindergarten set. The book's nursery rhymes recount the latest adventures of Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Old King Cole, Old Mother Hubbard, Little Boy Blue, Little Bo-Peep and other well-loved Mother Goose characters. Lansky adds a humorous twist to traditional nursery rhymes that will have children laughing out loud.
"A kinder, gentler Mother Goose¿and funny, too!"
-Christine Clark, Humpty Dumpty's Magazine
iParenting Media Awards Back to School 2004 Winner: Poetry
Review
"A witty contemporary takeoff of Mother Goose. My three-year-old daughter, Sarah, loves the sing-song rhythm and funny punch lines … even after 200 readings." Marina Krakovsky, Family Fun Magazine"Long overdue! A kinder, gentler Mother Goose … and funny too!" Christine Clark, Editor Humpty Dumpty Magazine"Chock-full of chuckles!" Sharis Lewis and Lamb Chop"An instant classic. Move over Mother Goose!" Peggy Gisler, "Dear Teacher" syndicated columnist
Synopsis
These all-new, delightfully silly nursey rhymes recount the latest adventures of Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Old King Cole, Old Mother Hubbard, Little Boy Blue, Little Bo-Beep, and other best-loved Mother Goose characters.andnbsp; Children have been waiting for this sequel for over 200 years.andnbsp;andnbsp;andlt;bandgt;andnbsp; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Sample verseandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;/bandgt;:andnbsp; "Mary had a little jam; she spread it on a waffle.andnbsp; And if she hadn't eaten ten, she wouldn't feel so awful."andnbsp;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;This bookandnbsp;is anandnbsp;andlt;Bandgt;iParenting Media Awards Back to School 2004 Winner: Poetryandlt;/Bandgt;.
About the Author
Bruce Lansky has edited a number of poetry anthologies (including andlt;iandgt;Rolling in the Aisles, Kids Pick the Funniest Poems, If Kids Ruled the School, A Bad Case of the Giggles, Miles of Smilesandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;No More Homework! No More Tests!andlt;/iandgt;), and 3 silly songbook anthologies. Lansky created the popular GigglePoetry.com website for children and the PoetryTeachers.com website for teachers. He also created the andlt;iandgt;Girls to the Rescueandlt;/iandgt; series, the andlt;iandgt;New Fangled Fairy Talesandlt;/iandgt; series, and the andlt;iandgt;Can You Solve the Mysteriesandlt;/iandgt; series.