Rub-a-Dub-Dub

Val Biro has chosen and illustrated over 70 nursery rhymes in a bright, jaunty fashion which conjures up the never-never pantomime world of Mother Goose with cobbled streets, hobby horses and milk maids. There was a time when nursery rhymes like 'Sing-a-song of sixpence', 'Oranges and Lemons', 'Old King Cole' and 'Mary had a little lamb' were handed down orally by parents and grandparents to their children but this happens much less so these days. Awareness of rhyme is acknowledged as an important element in the process of learning to read and a book such as this provides access to tried and tested traditional material and a foundation on which to build such awareness.