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Pat-A-Cake and Other Play Rhymes
What's the first game you ever learned? Chances are it wasn't hide-and-seek but pat-a-cake, the traditional play rhyme. This brand-new collection features step-by-step instructions for playing pat-a-cake and twenty-five other favorites. "A perfect gift for any new parent, or grandparent."--Kirkus Reviews.
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
Paperback
First published September 1, 1992
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About the author
Joanna Cole
489 books205 followersJoanna Cole, who also wrote under the pseudonym B. J. Barnet, was an author of children’s books who teaches science.
She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.
Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. Frizzle. She attended the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University before graduating from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.
Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. Frizzle. She attended the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University before graduating from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
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February 27, 2017• Book title and author/illustrator
o Pat-a-Cake and Other Play Rhymes
o Written by Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson
o Illustrated by Alan Tiegreen
• Personal Response to Reviews:
1) Carolyn Phelan (Booklist, Vol. 89, No, 8)
A charming source of bounce-and-tickle rhymes, this book features a good choice of games, an inviting format, and illustrations that make the most of the fun. With a page or two for each rhyme, there's plenty of space to show each action, so there's none of the tedious, italicized instructions found in many other books of this sort. Best known for his illustrations of Cleary's Ramona books, Tiegreen here includes people of various ages and ethnic backgrounds playing with young children. The simple line drawings, one to four on a page, combine an appealing informality of line with the delicacy of watercolor washes. While at first glance it may appear that the book's audience is adults rather than children, toddlers will quickly learn to flip through the pages to search for new games and old favorites.
2) Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, 1992)
Thirty loving pastimes for baby and adult: rhymes to chant while dancing ("Ring Around the Rosie"), bouncing ("Trot Along to Boston"), tickling, toe-counting, facetouching, etc., each fully detailed in Tiegreen's clear cartoon-style illustrations, which are full of affection and good cheer. A perfect gift for any new parent, or grandparent. Brief, sensible introduction for adults; sources; index.
• Brief Book Summary
o This book contains a collection of well-known nursery rhymes. The unique aspect of this book is that it also contains rhymes that require movements and actions. For example, it has step-by-step instructions on how to play Pat-a-Cake. This book is great for young children because it allows them to get involved with nursery rhymes by physically moving.
• Personal Response to Reviews:
o Both reviewers mentioned the visuals in the book. They commented on how the visuals show a wide variety of individuals. For example, there are pictures of people of various ages and ethnicities. This makes the book easy to relate to. The reviewers also complimented how the book encourages movement and activity. I agree with both of these reviews. In class we learned how books lack diversity and this book is one of the few examples that goes against it. By having a wide variety of individuals, children can become exposed to diversity at a young age. It is also great that the book encourages movement and activity because that keeps readers engaged and learning. The theme of this book is simply to teach children rhymes and motions that correspond to these rhymes. The book also has bright colors that give off a friendly vibe. In class we also talked about how colors represent different moods and this book has mainly vibrant colors. The vibrant colors show the children that the book is inviting. One way you can incorporate this book into the classroom is by having your students create step by step instructions on how to do a certain rhyme, such as, Pat-a-Cake. The students could draw visual steps to present the motions needed.
o Pat-a-Cake and Other Play Rhymes
o Written by Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson
o Illustrated by Alan Tiegreen
• Personal Response to Reviews:
1) Carolyn Phelan (Booklist, Vol. 89, No, 8)
A charming source of bounce-and-tickle rhymes, this book features a good choice of games, an inviting format, and illustrations that make the most of the fun. With a page or two for each rhyme, there's plenty of space to show each action, so there's none of the tedious, italicized instructions found in many other books of this sort. Best known for his illustrations of Cleary's Ramona books, Tiegreen here includes people of various ages and ethnic backgrounds playing with young children. The simple line drawings, one to four on a page, combine an appealing informality of line with the delicacy of watercolor washes. While at first glance it may appear that the book's audience is adults rather than children, toddlers will quickly learn to flip through the pages to search for new games and old favorites.
2) Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, 1992)
Thirty loving pastimes for baby and adult: rhymes to chant while dancing ("Ring Around the Rosie"), bouncing ("Trot Along to Boston"), tickling, toe-counting, facetouching, etc., each fully detailed in Tiegreen's clear cartoon-style illustrations, which are full of affection and good cheer. A perfect gift for any new parent, or grandparent. Brief, sensible introduction for adults; sources; index.
• Brief Book Summary
o This book contains a collection of well-known nursery rhymes. The unique aspect of this book is that it also contains rhymes that require movements and actions. For example, it has step-by-step instructions on how to play Pat-a-Cake. This book is great for young children because it allows them to get involved with nursery rhymes by physically moving.
• Personal Response to Reviews:
o Both reviewers mentioned the visuals in the book. They commented on how the visuals show a wide variety of individuals. For example, there are pictures of people of various ages and ethnicities. This makes the book easy to relate to. The reviewers also complimented how the book encourages movement and activity. I agree with both of these reviews. In class we learned how books lack diversity and this book is one of the few examples that goes against it. By having a wide variety of individuals, children can become exposed to diversity at a young age. It is also great that the book encourages movement and activity because that keeps readers engaged and learning. The theme of this book is simply to teach children rhymes and motions that correspond to these rhymes. The book also has bright colors that give off a friendly vibe. In class we also talked about how colors represent different moods and this book has mainly vibrant colors. The vibrant colors show the children that the book is inviting. One way you can incorporate this book into the classroom is by having your students create step by step instructions on how to do a certain rhyme, such as, Pat-a-Cake. The students could draw visual steps to present the motions needed.
November 8, 2016
Technically this is not a picture book. It is a collection of illustrated games to play with babies and young children. It is a wonderful resource for parents and care providers.
Here is an example (which I used in a recent library "Baby Time":
Father and Mother and Uncle John (bounce baby gently on your knees while
Went to market, one by one. reciting the verse)
Father fell off! (slide baby off knees to one side)
Mother fell off! (slide baby off knees to other side)
But Uncle John went on, and on, (bounce faster and faster)
And on, and on, and on.
Here is an example (which I used in a recent library "Baby Time":
Father and Mother and Uncle John (bounce baby gently on your knees while
Went to market, one by one. reciting the verse)
Father fell off! (slide baby off knees to one side)
Mother fell off! (slide baby off knees to other side)
But Uncle John went on, and on, (bounce faster and faster)
And on, and on, and on.
March 8, 2013
This is the infants version of the same author's Eentsy Weentsy Spider. It's not meant to be read to children (although kids who grew up with it might like reading it when they're old enough), but rather for adults who want to play with infants and toddlers. There are finger and toe rhymes, rhymes for jogging the child on your foot, and so on. A great resource.
June 28, 2009
My version was hardcover and 48 pages.
April 1, 2014
Create songs to use for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers!
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