Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book

by Christina Rossetti

Book Overview

A classic book of rhymes for children, this collection features over 120 nursery rhymes and children's verses. Complete with all 120 illustrations by Arthur Hughes alongside nice large text for easy... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486221075
• ISBN13: 9780486221076
• Release Date: June 1968
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9

Customer Reviews

Some gems, some duds--but the gems win!

It is rare that a "real poet" writes poetry specifically for children, and when they do, they deserve notice. This book is quintessintially Victorian in tone, from the glorification of childhood to the obsession with death and dying. Sometimes, the results are either too morbid (there are half a dozen poems about dead babies or mommies in this book!) or too sacchrine, and some are simply pedestrian, but there are a number of truly charming and timeless poems that make this collection well worth it. It isn't Robert Louis Stevenson, but it's worth it, nevertheless!