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The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes
This bestselling collection of classic nursery rhymes includes favourites such as 'Pat-a-Cake', 'Rock-a-Bye Baby', 'Baa, Baa, Black Sheep' and 'Humpty Dumpty', as well as ABCs, lullabies, finger games, counting rhymes, cumulative tables and nonsense verse. Illustrated in glorious colour by Faith Jacques.
96 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1990
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May 13, 2021
A collection of traditional Nursery Rhymes. The selection and illustration make it look like a copy from 19th century England.
There are many well-know rhymes, such as "Humpty Dumpty", "12 Days of Christmas" and "Betty Botter Bought Some Butter". My child and I enjoyed reading it together.
Majority of the selections are funny but perhaps a few are outdated.
There are many well-know rhymes, such as "Humpty Dumpty", "12 Days of Christmas" and "Betty Botter Bought Some Butter". My child and I enjoyed reading it together.
Majority of the selections are funny but perhaps a few are outdated.
May 14, 2019
We really enjoyed this one. The pictures are fun and the poem selection was great. Lots of nursery rhymes you don't see as often as well as many old favourites.
July 11, 2022
It's got all the hits. Illustrations are ok.
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October 13, 2015Title: The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes
Author: Zena Sutherland
Illustrator: Faith Jacques
Genre: Book of Nursery Rhymes
Theme(s): Happiness, children
Opening line/sentence:
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Papa’s going to buy you a mockingbird.
Brief Book Summary:
This book is a bunch of nursery rhymes thrown into one book. They range from Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall to Ba Ba Black Sheep. The pictures for each of them describe what is happening in the rhyme.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1:
Horn book- Jacques, Faith and Sutherland, Zena The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes
88 pp. ISBN 0-531-05903-0
(2) K-3 series. Sutherland has chosen her seventy-seven verses with a sure understanding of the timeless appeal of her material. Lilting rhymes, stories, tall tales, and nonsense are the heart of the array, with much to see on the open, energetic pages. A fine book to pore over and to read again and again. Index.
Nursery Rhymes; Nursery rhymes
Professional Recommendation/Review #2:
CLCD- Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly) Noted children’s literature specialist Sutherland’s collection is a particularly fresh and satisfying entry in a crowded field. The selections are sequenced with care, and include many familiar favorites—from lullabies (‘’Hush Little Baby’’) to cumulative tales (‘’The House the Jack Built’’) to classic songs (‘’Mary Had a Little Lamb’’). Sprinkles throughout the verses, Jacques’s bustling illustrations brim with pleasingly old-fashioned details. Particularly inviting are the rustic landscapes, interiors, decorations and animals, though her figures are somewhat less successful. Sutherland’s accessible, informative ‘’Selectors Notes’’ proved background for interested adult readers, while Jacques offers a similar afterword regarding her art. Those seeking an attractive, well-designed nursery rhyme anthology would do well to consider this ‘’dainty dish’’. All ages (Aug.) (Publisher: Orchard Books (New York), Published: c1990)).
Response to Two Professional Reviews:
I agree with both of the reviews, however they did not talk about the illustrations and I fell that they played a big part in the book. Each illustration for each rhyme was clearly carefully planned out and went along with the rhyme very well. The rhymes were all crowd favorites and would be very fun for children to listen to.
Evaluation of Literary Elements:
Many of the rhymes had their own rhyme schemes in them. For example, in the Hush Little Baby rhyme it says: Hush little baby don’t say a word, then the next line ends with mockingbird which rhymes with word. Then after that the two lines rhyme together and so on. Also the illustrations go along with each of the rhymes perfectly.
Consideration of Instructional Application:
This would be great to read to younger children because they are all rhymes that are nice, happy, and easy. It would not be good to have an older child read them because they would get bored of them because they would not really be able to relate to them. However it would be good to show your classroom the collection of the rhymes and how books can do this and make it work.
Author: Zena Sutherland
Illustrator: Faith Jacques
Genre: Book of Nursery Rhymes
Theme(s): Happiness, children
Opening line/sentence:
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Papa’s going to buy you a mockingbird.
Brief Book Summary:
This book is a bunch of nursery rhymes thrown into one book. They range from Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall to Ba Ba Black Sheep. The pictures for each of them describe what is happening in the rhyme.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1:
Horn book- Jacques, Faith and Sutherland, Zena The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes
88 pp. ISBN 0-531-05903-0
(2) K-3 series. Sutherland has chosen her seventy-seven verses with a sure understanding of the timeless appeal of her material. Lilting rhymes, stories, tall tales, and nonsense are the heart of the array, with much to see on the open, energetic pages. A fine book to pore over and to read again and again. Index.
Nursery Rhymes; Nursery rhymes
Professional Recommendation/Review #2:
CLCD- Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly) Noted children’s literature specialist Sutherland’s collection is a particularly fresh and satisfying entry in a crowded field. The selections are sequenced with care, and include many familiar favorites—from lullabies (‘’Hush Little Baby’’) to cumulative tales (‘’The House the Jack Built’’) to classic songs (‘’Mary Had a Little Lamb’’). Sprinkles throughout the verses, Jacques’s bustling illustrations brim with pleasingly old-fashioned details. Particularly inviting are the rustic landscapes, interiors, decorations and animals, though her figures are somewhat less successful. Sutherland’s accessible, informative ‘’Selectors Notes’’ proved background for interested adult readers, while Jacques offers a similar afterword regarding her art. Those seeking an attractive, well-designed nursery rhyme anthology would do well to consider this ‘’dainty dish’’. All ages (Aug.) (Publisher: Orchard Books (New York), Published: c1990)).
Response to Two Professional Reviews:
I agree with both of the reviews, however they did not talk about the illustrations and I fell that they played a big part in the book. Each illustration for each rhyme was clearly carefully planned out and went along with the rhyme very well. The rhymes were all crowd favorites and would be very fun for children to listen to.
Evaluation of Literary Elements:
Many of the rhymes had their own rhyme schemes in them. For example, in the Hush Little Baby rhyme it says: Hush little baby don’t say a word, then the next line ends with mockingbird which rhymes with word. Then after that the two lines rhyme together and so on. Also the illustrations go along with each of the rhymes perfectly.
Consideration of Instructional Application:
This would be great to read to younger children because they are all rhymes that are nice, happy, and easy. It would not be good to have an older child read them because they would get bored of them because they would not really be able to relate to them. However it would be good to show your classroom the collection of the rhymes and how books can do this and make it work.
October 7, 2024
This is one of my favorite collections of nursery rhymes, second perhaps only to one - The Read-Aloud Treasury by Joanna Cole.
Beautifully illustrated, with only a few of the rhymes containing cruelty (like throwing the old man down the stairs), The Orchard Book includes fun ditties I've not seen (so far) in other anthologies, such as "Moses Supposes." It also features some tongue-twisters, songs, and all the beloved classic nursery rhymes and poems you'd expect to see, as well as a few Christmas songs at the end.
My little kiddo enjoyed this with me over several sittings. She was very interested in the colorful, lovingly detailed illustrations.
Beautifully illustrated, with only a few of the rhymes containing cruelty (like throwing the old man down the stairs), The Orchard Book includes fun ditties I've not seen (so far) in other anthologies, such as "Moses Supposes." It also features some tongue-twisters, songs, and all the beloved classic nursery rhymes and poems you'd expect to see, as well as a few Christmas songs at the end.
My little kiddo enjoyed this with me over several sittings. She was very interested in the colorful, lovingly detailed illustrations.
February 19, 2016
Any children’s bookshelf needs a good anthology of nursery rhymes, for singing and reading. Faith Jaques illustrations are in a very traditional style and lovely, and the rhymes are a nice balance of popular and arcane. A lot of longer rhymes like A Was An Apple Pie or The House That Jack Built wouldn’t normally make it into a smaller collection and that’s a strength too, stretching the attention span and involvement of the very youngest listener/co-reader.
October 2, 2016
1. No awards
2. Pre-k -K
3. This books has illustrations to go along with nursery rhymes from "Baa Baa Black sheep", "Humpty Dumpty". The most well known nurseries that many people know.
4. I love the illustrations. I think the nursery in there grasp the children attention wanting to read them over and over.
5. This can help with memorization, along with word recognize since the children will be reading it over and over.
2. Pre-k -K
3. This books has illustrations to go along with nursery rhymes from "Baa Baa Black sheep", "Humpty Dumpty". The most well known nurseries that many people know.
4. I love the illustrations. I think the nursery in there grasp the children attention wanting to read them over and over.
5. This can help with memorization, along with word recognize since the children will be reading it over and over.
August 20, 2010
A large collection of nursery rhymes, with old standards and some more obscure choices.
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September 22, 2011This book would be good to use in a unit on folklore or poetry. I got this book from the IUS Library.
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June 21, 2018got collection of nursery rhymes
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