A major, beautifully-illustrated collection of favourite nursery rhymes known and
loved throughout Ireland. It includes favourite international, British and Irish rhymes as well as special Irish favourites. Includes;

• Sally Go Round the Moon
• Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling
• Two Little Dicky Birds
• Are Ye Right There, Michael?
• Half a Pound of Tuppenny Rice
• Adam and Eve and Pinch Me

and many, many more!

'a cracker' Late Late Toy Show

About the Author
Sarah Webb is an award-winning children's writer. She won Irish Book awards for Blazing a Trail: Irish Women who Changed the World (illustrated by Lauren O'Neill) and A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea: Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood (illustrated by Steve McCarthy). Sarah runs creative writing clubs for young writers, reviews children's books for the Irish Independent, programmes many children's and family events and works part-time in a children's bookshop. Passionate about bringing children and books together, Sarah was awarded the Children's Books Ireland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Books in Ireland. www.sarahwebb.ie Claire Ranson was born in England where she completed a degree in English Literature and a Master's in Children's Literature. She has worked with Poetry Ireland and Children's Books Ireland. She now lives in Dublin with her husband and two children. Steve McCarthy is a Dublin-born art maker and obsessive picture-builder. With a keen interest in colour and character, Steve has managed to sneak his singular style into many forms, from Cartoon Saloon's Oscar-nominated feature film Song of the Sea to children's books and projects for brands worldwide. His work won Best Illustration at the IDI Irish Design Awards 2016. For more, visit www.mrstevemccarthy.com Steve illustrated Sally Go Round the Stars, which was nominated for Irish Children's Book of the Year at the Energy Irish Book Awards, and A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea, which won!

Reviews

a cracker

-- Late Late Toy Show

the perfect book for when sleepy heads request 'just one more story!

-- Maternity & Infant Magazine

this delightfully illustrated collection of favourite nursery rhymes features many that will be familiar to children all around with world, intermingled with traditional Irish favourites. For those brought up in Ireland, whether still there or moved away, it will bring many nostalgic memories and will be warmly welcomed to introduce a new generation of children to Irish favourites including Two Cats of Kilkenny, The Claddagh Boatman and If You Weren't so Ballymena. The illustrations by Steve McCarthy are perfectly matched to each poem and weave around the words wonderfully

-- parentsintouch.co.uk

a wonderful enjoyable book

-- Sunday Independent

I would be very happy to use this book ... my class, senior infants, have really enjoyed learning some of these rhymes and listening to the memories their parents and grandparents have as a result ... I think the individual pages ... could start a really good art lesson where children have to illustrate a simple poem or text

-- seomranga.com

beautifully illustrated by Steve McCarthy ... a complete collection of old and new, silly and true rhymes that a new generation will adore. Now regarded as a modern classic ...the prefect addition to any child's bookshelf

-- NI4Kids.com

evocative and funny ... delightful

-- Irish Examiner

Steve McCarthy's illustrations are fun, sweet, hilarious, detailed and beautiful

-- The Looking Glass

a beautiful nursery rhyme book

-- mylittlebabog

an anthology both to use now and treasure later

-- Evening Echo

sure to delight both the youngest and oldest among us ... a uniquely Irish flavour

-- Mad About Books

delightfully illustrated

-- Woman's Way

each rhyme is beautifully illustrated

-- Sunday Business Post Agenda

This is a book that will be enjoyed and cherished by both parents and children.

-- Maternity and Infant Magazine

With first-time book illustrator Steve McCarthy, Webb and Ranson have produced a collection which will awaken memories of forgotten tradition in some readers, while for others it may spark a whole new cycle of childhood rhymes to be passed to the next generation

-- The Evening Echo

charming

-- Woman's Way

There's a great selection of long and short rhymes and it's lovely to see so many distinctly Irish rhymes alongside the traditional Mother Goose collection. Steve McCarthy's quirky and colourful pictures add to the pleasure of this book.

-- Book Fest

Every single page is glorious ... Steve McCarthy is one of the best illustrators that I've come across in Ireland ... A lot of these rhymes I'd forgotten about!

-- The Comic Cast

a beautiful collection of nursery rhymes

-- eye magazine (Early Years Educator)

really good fun ... beautifully produced ... a great gift

-- TV3's Ireland AM

every nursery rhyme you have ever forgotten the words to ... wacky and inventive illustrations ... children from three years upwards will be rapt - as will parents reliving their childhoods

-- Sunday Business Post

gentle nostalgia and lovely illustrations

-- Sunday Independent

well-known rhymes blend jauntily with old Irish street-chants ... The bold, colourful outline and very child-friendly illustrations by Steve McCarthy top this delightful book for children of all ages.

-- Irish Examiner

beautifully illustrated

-- Ryan Tubridy

a collection which will awaken memories of forgotten tradition in some readers, while for others it may spark a whole new cycle of childhood rhymes to be passed to the next generation

-- Evening Echo

it's a real treat to find a fresh selection of nursery-rhymes ... there are rhymes here that deserve to become family favourites ... next time I take my young ones trick or treating, we will certainly be singing Hey-ho for Hallowe'en! ... grown-up reader

-- Armadillo Poetry Magazine

a wonderful collection of nursery rhymes and childhood songs ... beautifully illustrated ... a big thumbs up from us!

-- mumstown.ie

a choice pick for reading aloud to little ones

-- MidWest Book Review

Parents, child-care providers, and ... school teachers will find this a wonderful resource for encouraging literacy and imagination

-- School Library Journal

a lovely collection ... McCarthy's illustrations bring a good deal of humor to the pages

-- Publishers Weekly

beautiful ... the perfect book to share and to enjoy

-- Mothers & Babies


Awards
Short-listed for Irish Children's Book of the Year 2011 (Ireland).



Book Information
ISBN 9781847176752
Author Sarah Webb
Format Paperback
Page Count 64
Imprint O'Brien Press Ltd
Publisher O'Brien Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 278g
Dimensions(mm) 280mm * 220mm * 5mm