Clever, witty take on traditional children's rhymes! The "old lady launcher" pictured in the lesser known "There Was an Old Woman Tossed Up In A Basket" was a hoot...and "The Owl and the Pussycat" finally received a romantic-enough treatment. I adore Jan Brett's version too, but after all, dining with a runcible spoon and dancing by the light of the moon calls for a bit of...naughtiness, eh? ;) And who better to reinterpret the Three Little Kittens than Nick Bruel, Bad-Kitty style!

Imaginative, fun, a little sassy but not disrespectful to the role these rhymes have played in language and literature over the centuries. However, even though Leonard S. Marcus suggests that this book could be used when introducing rhymes to the youngest, I think they are best saved for older kids, teens, and child-at-heart adults who will giggle at the innuendos and humor.