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Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes (by Beatrix Potter)

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Beatrix Potter and Mother Goose -- a great team.

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Parents need to know that it's hard to beat Beatrix Potter and Mother Goose for immersing young children in high-level language with a rhyming, metered format which entrances them. Because the language is so rich, it's also good for beginning readers.

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Families can talk about nursery rhymes. Try reading this in conjunction with classic Mother Goose rhymes. How do they compare? Young kids can also come up with some rhymes of their own.

What's the story?

What's the story?
Potter's original nursery rhymes about mice, rabbits, pigs, and hedgehogs are illustrated in fine detail..

The seven rhymes range in subject from a mouse's hairstyle to Potter's take on a certain shoe-dwelling elderly lady.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

"Appley Dapply has little sharp eyes / And Appley Dapply is so fond of pies!" Beatrix Potter's nursery rhymes for the very young show off her talent with words. Each stanza is illustrated with a watercolor in a formal square or a soft circle. The pictures, unfortunately, are clumped two and three per page in this large collection.

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Author: Beatrix Potter
Illustrator: Beatrix Potter
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: December 31, 1969
Number of pages: 58
Hardcover price: $6.99
Read Aloud: 2
Read Alone: 6
This review was written by Jennifer Gennari
 
 

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Adorable book...my 2-year-old loves it!
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Good for all ages!
This is a great book! so are all of the Beatrix Potter books. i have enjoyed them since forever and i still love them.
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