Mavor, S. (2010). Pocketful
of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Books for
Children.
This book was on the Notable Books
for Children List.
Nursery Rhymes are wonderful for
children. Parents love to read them to their children before bedtime each
and every night. I gives a feeling of coziness and allows for repetition
so the child can read along with his parents.
This book is no ordinary book.
The scenes inside the book are made up of hand sewn pictures that are unique to
almost anything I have ever seen. The artist dedicated a lot of time
developing each scene into the nursery rhyme written on the page. Each
person, animal, tree, flower, house, etc. were made with love and appliqued
onto a wool background that shows each and every stitch that was done by
hand. Some objects that are included in the scenes are beads,
acorns, walnut shells, buttons, small logs, pieces of wood, some small china
dishes and even some rocks that were applied with glue. The scenes were
then photographed to insert into the book.
Some of my favorite rhymes are
included in this collection. Some of them are not well known but reading
them and seeing the pictures is very amazing. It is definately a notable
addition to any collection.
Literary Elements:
- Style - child like in rhyme
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