Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists! (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781596436008)

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

First Second is very proud to present Nursery Rhyme Comics. Featuring fifty classic nursery rhymes illustrated and interpreted in comics form by fifty of today's preeminent cartoonists and illustrators, this is a groundbreaking new entry in the canon of nursery rhymes treasuries.

From New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast's There Was a Crooked Man to Bad Kitty author Nick Bruel's Three Little Kittens to First Second's own Gene Yang's Pat-a-Cake, this is a collection that will put a grin on your face from page one and keep it there.

Each rhyme is one to three pages long, and simply paneled and lettered to ensure that the experience is completely accessible for the youngest of readers. Chock full of engaging full-color artwork and favorite characters (Jack and Jill! Old Mother Hubbard! The Owl and the Pussycat!), this collection will be treasured by children for years to come.

Author: Various Authors
ISBN-10: 159643600X
ISBN-13: 9781596436008
Publisher: First Second
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2011
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 10.20h x 7.70w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 145595 / Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists

Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/01/2011
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2011
School Library Journal 09/01/2011 pg. 189
Shelf Awareness 10/14/2011
Booklist 11/15/2011 pg. 42
Shelf Awareness 09/14/2011
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 138 - Recommended, Satisfactory