Hey, Mama Goose - Hardcover

Jane Breskin Zalben wrote and illustrated Let There Be Light, which Booklist named a Top Ten Religion Book of the Year.

PreSchool-Grade 3 - When the old woman who lived in a shoe decides she and her kids are too cramped, she calls on the local real-estate agent, Mama Goose, who suggests they move into Snow White and the seven dwarfs' dwelling - they're staying at Rapunzel's. And so this romp begins, as Sleeping Beauty, Jack and Jill, the three bears, and other fairy-tale characters play musical houses. At the end of the story, the old woman and her brood realize that there is no place like home and they all go back to their original abodes. Most of the rhymes are successful although a few are forced. For example, when Rumpelstiltskin is considering moving into Hansel and Gretel's treat-covered cottage, the text reads: " 'Take it!' cried Hansel, explaining their woes./ 'The sweets made us too fat to fit in our clothes.'/They jogged up and down, determined to shed/The pounds they had gained from the iced gingerbread." The illustrations are filled with delightful detail and humor such as the dish and the spoon running around in a scene in which they aren't even mentioned. There are lots of bright colors, varying perspectives, and different styles of costumes on the characters. This book will provide grand entertainment to children who know the original stories and rhymes. - Linda M. Kenton, San Rafael Public Library, CA
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