The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763694340)

The classic nursery rhymes we know and love--upside-down, backward, in gibberish, and fresh out of bounds--as only Jon Scieszka could stage them

Mother knows best, but sometimes a little nonsense wins the day. Inspired by Dadaism's rejection of reason and rational thinking, and in cahoots with Blanche Fisher Wright's The Real Mother Goose, this anthology of absurdity unravels the fabric of classic nursery rhymes and stitches them back together (or not quite together) in every clever way possible. One by one, cherished nursery rhymes--from "Humpty Dumpty" to "Hickory Dickory Dock," "Jack Be Nimble" to "Mother Hubbard"--fall prey to sly subversion as master of fracture Jon Scieszka and acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman refashion them into comics strips, errant book reports, anagrams, and manic mash-ups. Playfully reconstructed, the thirty-six old-new rhymes invite further baloney, bringing kids in on the joke and inviting them to revel in reimagining. Featuring robust back matter, this irreverent take on the rhymes of childhood is a great gift for child readers, a rich classroom resource across grade levels, and a love song to a living language.

Author: Jon Scieszka
ISBN-10: 0763694347
ISBN-13: 9780763694340
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 10/05/2022
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.50w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 08/08/2022
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2022
Booklist 09/01/2022 pg. 83
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2022 pg. 101
School Library Journal 10/28/2022 pg. 1
BookPage 10/01/2022
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average