From old American and English rhymes that have been told by parents to their children for generations, Nancy Patz has selected eight and retold them with wit, charm, and just a few changes that tickle her fancy. Some are nonsense rhymes, some tongue twisters, and some are funny poems about funny people. 

 

To accompany them she has created wonderfully exuberant two-color drawings inspired by eighteenth and nineteenth century Pennsylvania Dutch hand-painted certificates called fraktur. The pictures capture to perfection the rollicking spirit of the rhymes, and the result is a lively book that children will love and chuckle over.