Nursery Rhyme Comics

Leonard Marcus (Introduction)

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

First Second is very proud to present Nursery Rhyme Comics. Featuring fifty classic nursery rhymes illustrated and interpreted in comics form by fifty of today's preeminent cartoonists and illustrators, this is a groundbreaking new entry in the canon of nursery rhymes treasuries.

From New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast's "There Was a Crooked Man" to Bad Kitty author Nick Bruel's "Three Little Kittens" to First Second's own Gene Yang's "Pat-a-Cake," this is a collection that will put a grin on your face from page one and keep it there.

Each rhyme is one to three pages long, and simply paneled and lettered to ensure that the experience is completely accessible for the youngest of readers. Chock full of engaging full-color artwork and favorite characters (Jack and Jill! Old Mother Hubbard! The Owl and the Pussycat!), this collection will be treasured by children for years to come.

  • ISBN10 159643600X
  • ISBN13 9781596436008
  • Publish Date 11 October 2011
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 5 April 2024
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Roaring Brook Press
  • Imprint First Second
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 128
  • Language English