The real Dada Mother Goose : a treasury of complete nonsense
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Rothman, Julia illustrator.
Published
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022.
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Central Library - Children's Nonfiction - Children
398.2 Sc
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East Side Library - Children's Nonfiction - Children
398.2 Sc
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South Side Library - Children's Nonfiction - Children
398.2 Sc
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Published
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022.
Format
Book
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72 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

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The classic nursery rhymes we know and love--upside-down, backward, in gibberish, and fresh out of bounds--as only Jon Scieszka could stage them. Mother knows best, but sometimes a little nonsense wins the day. Inspired by Dadaism's rejection of reason and rational thinking, and in cahoots with Blanche Fisher Wright's The Real Mother Goose, this anthology of absurdity unravels the fabric of classic nursery rhymes and stitches them back together (or not quite together) in every clever way possible. One by one, cherished nursery rhymes--from "Humpty Dumpty" to "Hickory Dickory Dock," "Jack Be Nimble" to "Mother Hubbard"--fall prey to sly subversion as master of fracture Jon Scieszka and acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman refashion them into comics strips, errant book reports, anagrams, and manic mash-ups. Playfully reconstructed, the thirty-six old-new rhymes invite further baloney, bringing kids in on the joke and inviting them to revel in reimagining. Featuring robust back matter, this irreverent take on the rhymes of childhood is a great gift for child readers, a rich classroom resource across grade levels, and a love song to a living language.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Scieszka, J., & Rothman, J. (2022). The real Dada Mother Goose: a treasury of complete nonsense (First edition.). Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Scieszka, Jon and Julia Rothman. 2022. The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense. Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Scieszka, Jon and Julia Rothman. The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense Candlewick Press, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Scieszka, Jon,, and Julia Rothman. The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense First edition., Candlewick Press, 2022.

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