- Book Synopsis
- Oranges and lemons, dancing sausages, little kittens, ducks and turtles; golden slumbers, lullabies and Irish eyes - they're all here, and plenty more. A wonderful collection of nursery rhymes to treasure, songs and poems to share, gathered by Sarah Webb and with joyful illustrations by Paul Delaney that jump off every page. Enjoy childhood favourites like 'Old Mother Hubbard' and 'Sing a Song of Sixpence', classic ditties like 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling' and 'Skip to My Lou', and funny rhymes like 'I Made You Look' and 'Hot Dog' that will cheer up any bedtime, as well as magical verses for children written by Spike Milligan and Gordon Snell and a beautiful lullaby by singer-songwriter Lisa O'Neill.
- About The Author
- Sarah Webb is an award-winning children's writer. She won Irish Book awards for Blazing a Trail: Irish Women who Changed the World (illustrated by Lauren O'Neill) and A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea: Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood (illustrated by Steve McCarthy). Sarah runs creative writing clubs for young writers, reviews children's books for the Irish Independent, programmes many children's and family events and works part-time in a children's bookshop. Passionate about bringing children and books together, Sarah was awarded the Children's Books Ireland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Books in Ireland. www.sarahwebb.ie
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781788494496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press, (14 October 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 64
- Weight
- 635 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 280 x 220 x 11.5 mm
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