The Neighborhood Mother Goose

Every day, children the world over sing, shout, and celebrate Mother Goose rhymes. And now there's a new reason to cheer: Nina Crews has added her own remarkable, jazzy style of illustration to a collection of forty-one favorite verses. Whether it's Jack jumping over a candlestick (atop a cupcake), Georgie Porgie kissing the girls (at the playground), or a fine lady riding a white horse (on the carousel), this exuberant treasury is sure to be read and enjoyed over and over again.

Author: Nina Crews
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 12/23/2003
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 10.78h x 8.72w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780060515737

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 78930 / Neighborhood Mother Goose

Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2003 pg. 668
Kirkus Review - Children 12/15/2003 pg. 1449
School Library Journal 01/01/2004 pg. 112
Publishers Weekly 01/19/2004 pg. 75
Black Issues Book Review 03/01/2004 pg. 68
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2004 pg. 267
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2004 pg. 339
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 28
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 415 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2004 pg. 1143
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2004 pg. 43
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 415 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Publishers Weekly 01/26/2004
ALA Notable Children's Books 02/15/2005 pg. 1014

About the Author
Crews, Nina: -

Nina Crews is a highly acclaimed author-illustrator and the daughter of Donald Crews and Ann Jonas. Her picture book The Neighborhood Mother Goose was an ALA Notable Book, a School Library Journal Best Book, and a Parenting Magazine Book of the Year. She is also the author and artist of One Hot Summer Day, I'm Not Small, Snowball, and other titles. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.