Trot, Trot to Boston: Play Rhymes for Baby - Hardcover

Ra, Carol F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688061907 ISBN 13: 9780688061906

Publisher: Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1987

Synopsis

A collection of traditional nursery rhymes with instructions for accompanying finger plays.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreS Ra includes 22 international folk play rhymes with succinct explanations and advice to care-givers of very young children. Her goal is the involvement of children in the integrated worlds of sound, touch, and movement. The rhymes introduce babies to strong rhythms, narrative communication, cadenced sounds, and/or controlled movements. Stock's impressionistic watercolor illustrations are exquisitely detailed, richly-hued, warm, and vigorous. Importantly, they capture the movements of the rhymes that they frame. Several sensitive portraits of mothers and other care-givers quietly suggest the emotional implications of nurturing children with rhythmic words and phrases. Adults and older children won't tire of Stock's varied and imaginative art, and the very young may well begin loving books with this one.Cynthia Fuller-Perrine
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

Familiar play rhymes"To market, to market," "Pat-a-cake," "This little piggy"and lesser known games have been included in this small feast for new parents. The collection features clear instructions for play beneath each of the illustrations and gives reasons why baby might enjoy it (the rhythm of the words, the switch of motions, etc.). The mood of this treasury runs from serene to lively, all of it engaging, and it's perfect for reading aloud. Stock's sweet watercolors show vivid wallpaper and fabric patterns, dancing animals, pastoral backgrounds, and parents and babies sharing time together. Ages up to 3 years.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lothrop Lee & Shepard
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0688061907
• ISBN 13: 9780688061906
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Stock Catherine