9.2 /10 1 Votes
5/5 Barnes & Noble Language English Pages 32 Originally published 2001 Genre Nursery rhyme Country United States of America | 4.2/5 Goodreads Illustrator Michael Emberley Media type Print (Paperback) ISBN 978-0-316-14431-5 Page count 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preceded by Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together Series You Read to Me, I'll Read to You Similar Very short fairy tales to read to, A House is a House for Me, All Kinds of Families!, You Read to Me - I'll Read to Y, One of each | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You read to me i ll read to you very short fairy tales to read together post
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Mother Goose Tales to Read Together is the third book in the You Read to Me, I'll Read to You series. It is written by Mary Ann Hoberman and illustrated by Michael Emberley.
Contents
- You read to me i ll read to you very short fairy tales to read together post
- Book summary
- Reception
- References
Book summary
The book is retellings of nursery rhymes. It has retellings such as Humpty Dumpty chatting with his doctor and Little Miss Muffet explaining 'curds and whey' to the spider. Other rhymes include Old Mother Hubbard, Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater, Simple Simon, and Baa Baa Black Sheep.
Reception
It was reviewed by Horn Book Magazine. A Book Loons review says, "I love this series - enjoy reading the rhymes separately and together, in chorus. Very Short Mother Goose Tales to Read Together take off from the familiar originals in all kinds of entertaining new directions". As the Reading Tub review says, "The collection brings some nursery rhymes up to current times, and adds some surprising endings to them all. There is all-round utility, whether in a classroom or at home".