Nibble Nibble : Poems for Children

By Margaret Wise Brown

Book Overview

From the author of classics such as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, Margaret Wise Brown, five delightful poems that capture the simple eloquence of the natural world and illuminate the whimsy of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060279974
• ISBN13: 9780060279974
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Children's Book Group, 1998
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

a surprising favorite

My 2.5 year old had a lot of this book memorized and was "reading" it to me after I had read it only 3 times (gasp!that had never happened before) - it made that big of an impression. The illustrations are different from the typical candy cotton cutesy ones and interesting. I have another illustrated book of Brown's poems, but we had never realized how great the poems were until this book. I think children respond to this particular book so well because of how the illustrator arranged and illustrated the poems. It is a lot of fun to read aloud. Especially fun in spring because of all of the rabbits. This book has become very special and often is a jumping board for me and my child to discuss lots of different things.

From one generation to the next

I am a 33 year old mom and my mom (now Oma) gave me this book when I was just 3 and now I read the same weathered copy to my 2 1/2 year old son. I find the Earth centered themes and poetic text very moving and my son loves the poems about the varying animals. While it is true that the art is not bright and "Disney-fied" this book and it's poems have a timeless quality and should be enjoyed exactly as it is. We just bought the reissued copy to give as gift, we love it so much.

A collection of mixed quality

A collection of 25 poems for younger children in a relatively short book (pages are not numbered). The poems are of varying lengths and mixed quality. The illustrations are large and well drawn, but lack the bright colors which would have made them more interesting. Overall, it will provide some good selections for reading to children.

Teachers' Delight

A truely wonderful collection of children's poetry covering all seasons. I used many selections with my third graders. Very helpful in the classroom. Poetry that uses lots of imagery.