The Best Rhyming Children's Books
Let Babble take you on a tour/ of books both classic and obscure.
by Paul Barman
September 30, 2008
Nutshell Library by Maurice Sendak, 1962
Grippable by tiny hands, this timeless box set contains verse books about the alphabet (Alligators All Around), good behavior (Pierre), counting (One Was Johnny) and the months of the year (Chicken Soup with Rice). In 1975, girl group master Carole King transformed the books into the musical TV special "Really Rosie." When will it be released on DVD?
Alligators All Around
K - keeping kangaroos
L - looking like lions
M - making macaroni
N - never napping
Pierre
There once was a boy
named Pierre
who only would say,
"I don't care!"
Read his story,
my friend,
for you'll find
at the end
that a suitable
moral lies there...
One Was Johnny
9 was a robber who
took an old shoe
10 was a puzzle
what should Johnny do?
He stood on a chair and said,
"Here's what I'll do--
I'll start to count backwards
and when I am through--
if this house isnt' empty
I'll eat all of you!!"
Chicken Soup With Rice
In August
it will be so hot
I will become a cooking pot
cooking soup of course.
Why not?
Cooking once
cooking twice
cooking chicken soup
with rice.
©2008 Babble
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Paul Barman is a lyricist, game designer and 'fauthor' of two.
Based in NYC, he writes for print, web, music and film.
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