Book Description Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; Humpty Dumpty shouted, "Amen! God can put me together again."
This lovely illustrated collection features the most well-known and beloved Mother Goose rhymes, all beautifully enhanced with a gentle religious message. From "Humpty Dumpty" to "Little Bo Peep," this is truly a book to treasure: time-tested and enduring favorites for children today, tomorrow, and beyond.
Outline For Christian families that want to weave inspirational messages into their children's day-to-day lives, Marjorie Ainsborough Decker's time-tested approach will be very appealing. For more than 20 years, Decker's Christian Mother Goose books (Rock-A-Bye Bible, Bless My Little Friends, etc.) have tenderly welcomed young readers to the Christian way. Combining the whimsy and enduring appeal of traditional Mother Goose rhymes with stirring words about Jesus, the Bible, and God's love, Decker portrays a kinder, gentler world. Here, in an extra-large volume, are adapted versions of 53 favorite classics, from "Old Mother Hubbard" to "Twinkle Twinkle" to "Rub-A-Dub-Dub." Under Decker's hand, "Three Blind Mice" becomes "Three Kind Mice":
Three kind mice, See what they've done! They helped a lost chick To find Mother Hen, They brought some food To the church mice, then They cleaned up the tree house For Jenny Wren, Those three kind mice.
The rewritten verses will not overwhelm anyone with their poetic brilliance, but they serve their purpose. Illustrator Sarah Gibb paints the kind of quiet, old-fashioned watercolors that readers will always remember. (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie Coulter
Item Specifications...
ISBN 0448425114 EAN 9780448425115 UPC 000000118357
Pages 64
Dimensions: Length: 12.3" Width: 10.27" Height: 0.48" Weight: 1.485 lbs.
Release Date Aug 6, 2001
PublisherPENGUIN GROUP USA #711
What a great book for young children! I have "The Christian Mother Goose Volume 1" which my son loved as a child! If I had known this book was available I would have bought it too!!! Buy it...your children or grandchildren will love it!! Anyone out there know a publisher? If so, encourage them to have any and all of The Christian Mother Goose series put back into print.
Fun Read-Aloud with lots of pictures Feb 2, 2007
The classic nursery rhymes with a Christian twist. This books is full of words and pictures. This is a book that every Christian parent and grandparent should have in their collection.
I would have given 5 stars...but I thought the book should have been illustrated in color through-out (it switches back and forth from color to black and white.) Still...all the illustrations are delightful!
I Like the Christian Mother Goose Aug 24, 2006
I have been purchasing copies of this book for about five years to give a shower presents for friends expecing a baby. I have given about 25 away so far. My friends who are expecting (mostly church friends) anticipate getting their copy. Some exen ask "When will I get my book??" One reason I like giving this book is that it helps focus the child's attention on our Heavenly Father while it is entertaining them. I am always surprised (and pleased) as the child grows older and quotes the "new" version of the nursery rhyme to me! I have been accused of being a problem maker because at the showers as the gifts are passed around for all to see this book causes a present back-up because people want to read it instead of just looking and passing it on! The other gifts just don't get the sttention this book does. I never have to agonize about what to get for a gift--this book is desired and used to help instruct the children about all the wonders God has wrought. I am grateful to the author and publishers for its existance.
Purpose Dec 7, 2005
The reason nursery rhymes continue to be so popular is not because of their "mild dark humor" but because they are so great in developing phonetic awareness for kids. Therefore, if you don't care for the negative messages in the traditional nursery rhymes; this book is the answer.
kinder, gentler world? Oct 20, 2005
since when do we wnat to fill our kids' heads with stories that hte world is kind and gentle. just by reading the summary of this book i am disgusted. classic nursery rhymes serve a purpose for children and to change them into sickingly sweet poems is a diservice and a disgrace.
