Giddy-Up! Let's Ride! - Softcover

Mcdonnell Flora

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0744598087 ISBN 13: 9780744598087

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

Flora McDonnell’s joyful new rendition of an old rhyming game will inspire many a rousing ride on a bouncing knee.

Trrrit-trrrot! Rumpetta-trump! Bang! Bang! Boom! Boom! Flora McDonnell takes the traditional "This Is the Way the Ladies Ride" and puts an exhilarating new spring in its step and an exotic new cast of riders at the reins. From the clown who bump-bumps to the knight who clank-clanks, the richly colored images in this beautiful book will spark many young imaginations. Giddy-up!

About this title

About the Author

Flora McDonnell says of Giddy-Up! Let's Ride!, "When I was a child, I learnt to love riding from my grandmother. She recited the old nursery rhyme, This is the way the lady rides, making me walk, trot, canter and gallop on her knee. I imagined myself on ponies, horses, donkeys, elephants, camels - all sorts of animals. And in this book I've painted some of them for you. I hope you will love riding them too." Flora McDonnell's other books for children include I Love Animals, her first book, which won the 1995 Mother Goose Award; I Love Boats; Splash!; and Flora McDonnell's ABC.

From Publishers Weekly

Riders of all stripes saddle up in McDonnell's (Splash!) distinctive take on a traditional nursery rhyme. This is the way the drummer rides. Bang! Bang! BOOM! BOOM! This is the way the show jumper rides. Trrrit-trrrot trrrit-trrrot. The oversize format provides just the right showcase for McDonnell's thickly applied, high-intensity acrylic and gouache illustrations. Set against a backdrop the color of tomato soup, the opening spread shows the little drummer on the back of his big horse. Sitting atop a graceful gelding and prancing on a pristine green, the show jumper on the next spread provides perfect contrast. While McDonnell keeps the focus on horses, she does diversify. Thick legs, sneakered hooves and a suspicious eye-hole hint at animal impersonation at the circus (This is the way the clown rides. Bump BUMP bumpetty-BUMP); later, a rajah rides an elephant decorated with a golden harness, gems and bells. The final spread returns readers to reality: This is the way the children ride. Giddy-up! Giddy-up! Let's ride! The rocking horse, stick pony and elephant pull-toy reveal their imaginative play. Large print makes the repetitive text stand out and the onomatopoeic refrain is handwritten with a flourish. Vibrant and catchy, this blue-ribbon offering will surely get kids into the groove . Ages 2-4.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0744598087
• ISBN 13: 9780744598087
• Binding: Paperback