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POP! Goes the Nursery Rhyme

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In this laugh-out-loud spin on a classic nursery rhyme collection, a feisty weasel continuously interrupts the narrator's carefully prepared recitation, adding exuberant mischief to the timeless rhymes we all know and love. The sensible Secretary Bird wants nothing more than to get on with their job... Read More
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The sensible Secretary Bird wants nothing more than to get on with their job of properly narrating a classic nursery rhyme book. But something is afoot in the orderly land of nursery rhymes . . . a zippy little Weasel has entered the scene!

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In this laugh-out-loud spin on a classic nursery rhyme collection, a feisty weasel continuously interrupts the narrator's carefully prepared recitation, adding exuberant mischief to the timeless rhymes we all know and love.

The sensible Secretary Bird wants nothing more than to get on with their job of properly narrating a classic nursery rhyme book. But something is afoot in the orderly land of nursery rhymes... a zippy little Weasel has entered the scene! As the Secretary Bird tries to get through the rhymesβ€”from Little Miss Muffet to Jack and Jillβ€”the Weasel bursts in, throwing everything into a comical tailspin. Can the Secretary Bird put an end to the chaos?

In POP! Goes the Nursery Rhyme, influential children's librarian Betsy Bird and acclaimed illustrator Andrea Tsurumi remix beloved nursery rhymes, serving up a classic-in-the-making packed with hilarious surprises that will have little listeners riveted.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454960461

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 March 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square Kids

Illustration: all in color

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 236.0mm

Height: 284.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 48

About the Author

Betsy Bird is the collection development manager of Evanston Public Library and writes the blog A Fuse #8 Production for School Library Journal. Betsy is also the author of the picture books Giant Dance Party and The Great Santa Stakeout and the middle-grade novel Long Road to the Circus, illustrated by Caldecott-winning illustrator David Small. She lives in Illinois.

Andrea Tsurumi (they/them) is the author and illustrator of the picture books Accident!, Crab Cake, and I'm on It! (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!) and the illustrator of books including My Head Has a Bellyache (written by Chris Harris), Mr. Watson's Chickens (written by Jarrett Dapier), and the Kondo & Kezumi series (written by David Goodner). They live in Philadelphia, PA. Visit Andrea at andreatsurumi.com.

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