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Mother Hubbard's Christmas
Poor Mother Hubbard. Her cupboard is bare. She can't give her dog anything to eat. But while Mother Hubbard tries to get ready for Christmas, her silly dog does all sorts of strange and funny things. Will Mother Hubbard have a merry Christmas? Only her dog knows for sure.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
About the author
John O'Brien
78 books16 followersJohn O’Brien was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1953 and graduated from The Philadelphia College of Art in 1975.
In the course of his career, he has worked with many notable publishers, illustrating over 100 children’s books, 8 of which he also wrote. He has done illustrations for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, Global Finance and Worth, and contributed to many other collections, anthologies, and textbooks. He has also had a long relationship with Highlights for Kids Magazine for which he has contributed numerous covers and interior illustrations.
John has also had a long career as a cartoonist for many magazines, most notably The New Yorker, for which he created 17 covers and over 200 interior pieces. His cartoons have also been featured in the New York Times, Esquire, Fast Company and Omni, among others.
John resides in Delran, New Jersey in the spring and fall. In the summer he moves to North Wildwood, NJ, where he worked as a lifeguard on the North Wildwood Beach Patrol from 1970 through 2015. John spends the winter months in Miami, Florida.
He plays music both professionally and for entertainment, primarily Dixieland and Celtic. He most enjoys banjo and concertina but also plays piano, bass and guitar.
John has a daughter, Tess, who graduated from LaSalle College in Philadelphia.
In the course of his career, he has worked with many notable publishers, illustrating over 100 children’s books, 8 of which he also wrote. He has done illustrations for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, Global Finance and Worth, and contributed to many other collections, anthologies, and textbooks. He has also had a long relationship with Highlights for Kids Magazine for which he has contributed numerous covers and interior illustrations.
John has also had a long career as a cartoonist for many magazines, most notably The New Yorker, for which he created 17 covers and over 200 interior pieces. His cartoons have also been featured in the New York Times, Esquire, Fast Company and Omni, among others.
John resides in Delran, New Jersey in the spring and fall. In the summer he moves to North Wildwood, NJ, where he worked as a lifeguard on the North Wildwood Beach Patrol from 1970 through 2015. John spends the winter months in Miami, Florida.
He plays music both professionally and for entertainment, primarily Dixieland and Celtic. He most enjoys banjo and concertina but also plays piano, bass and guitar.
John has a daughter, Tess, who graduated from LaSalle College in Philadelphia.
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November 23, 2020
A preschool and up book about a dog and an old woman having a wacky Christmas.
October 31, 2022
Fun variation of Old Mother Hubbard
January 6, 2010
This book was okay for another Mother Goose retelling where Mother Hubbard doesn't let her mischievous dog prevent her from preparing for Christmas.
August 5, 2012
A Christmas parody of the traditional verse. Silly dog behavior.
January 15, 2014
Read to my daughter cute book
December 29, 2016
This was a cute and quick Christmas read, but it probably won't be a Christmas classic in my family.
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