The Cat And Fiddle Book; Eight Dramatised Nursery Rhymes For Nursery Performers

By Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe Bell, Mrs. Herbert Richmond, Florence Richmond, et al.

Book Overview

A playful invitation to the child in every audience and the performer in every reader. The Cat And Fiddle Book invites nursery performers to bring eight dramatised rhymes to life with charm, wit and timeless stage-ready rhythms. This restored edition gathers a complete nursery rhymes anthology that blends animal rhyme themes with cat and fiddle motifs, offering a flexible childrens theatre script for playful stage performances and bedtime reading for children. The collection is a vivid window into edwardian britain and victorian period england, where illustrated nursery pages meet nursery performers guides in a seamless, entertaining rhythm. Its themes are both merry and perceptive, ideal for school rooms, community performances, or quiet moments at home. Historically, the work sits at a crossroads of literary tradition and performing heritage, reflecting an era when verse and theatre for young audiences shaped cultural memory. For casual readers and classic-literature collectors alike, this edition offers more than nostalgia: it is a carefully curated, lovingly restored volume that preserves linguistic cadence, stage-ready lines, and the spirit of an early 20th-century children's repertoire. Selling points: out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions; restored for today's and future generations; more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. An illustrated, entertaining gateway to joyful storytelling and timeless performance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354759246
• ISBN13: 9789354759246
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"