The real Dada Mother Goose : a treasury of complete nonsense / Jon Scieszka ; illustrated by Julia Rothman.
| Author/creator | Scieszka, Jon author. |
| Other author | Rothman, Julia, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022. |
| Copyright Date | ©2022 |
| Description | 72 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Treasury of complete nonsense |
| Contents | More Humpty Dumptys. Censored ; Definition ; Boring ; Postcard ; Morse code ; Computer translation telephone -- Jacks be nimble. Secret code ; Multiple choice ; Esperanto ; Bad libs ; Spoonerism ; Book report -- Other Mother Hubbards. Jabberwocky ; Re-verb ; Comic strip ; Reverse ; The Hubbard variations ; If u cn rd ths -- Hey diddle diddle diddle diddle diddle diddle. News article ; Recipe ; Map ; Joke ; Haiku ; Pop quiz -- Hickory 6 dickory docks. Egyptian hieroglyphs ; N + 7 ; Crossword puzzle ; A,E,I,O,U...and sometimes Y ; All hours ; Mash-up -- Twinkle twinkle twinkle twinkle twinkle twinkle little star. Sceintific ; Anagram ; Rebus ; Musical notation ; Military alphabet ; Simile excessively -- Never end -- Notes -- More notes. |
| Abstract | "The classic nursery rhymes we know and love--upside-down, backward, in gibberish, and fresh out of bounds--as only Jon Scieszka could stage them. Mother knows best, but sometimes a little nonsense wins the day. Inspired by Dadaism's rejection of reason and rational thinking, and in cahoots with Blanche Fisher Wright's The Real Mother Goose, this anthology of absurdity unravels the fabric of classic nursery rhymes and stitches them back together (or not quite together) in every clever way possible. One by one, cherished nursery rhymes--from "Humpty Dumpty" to "Hickory Dickory Dock," "Jack Be Nimble" to "Mother Hubbard"--fall prey to sly subversion as master of fracture Jon Scieszka and acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman refashion them into comics strips, errant book reports, anagrams, and manic mash-ups. Playfully reconstructed, the thirty-six old-new rhymes invite further baloney, bringing kids in on the joke and inviting them to revel in reimagining. Featuring robust back matter, this irreverent take on the rhymes of childhood is a great gift for child readers, a rich classroom resource across grade levels, and a love song to a living language."-- Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 71). |
| Interest age level | Ages 7-10 years. Candlewick Press. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 2-5. Candlewick Press. |
| Genre/form | Adaptations. |
| Genre/form | Fairy tales. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Nursery rhymes. |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| Genre/form | Nursery rhymes. |
| Genre/form | Poetry. |
| Genre/form | Humorous poetry. |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| Contains title | Adaptation of (work): Mother Goose (Wright) |
| Contains title | Container of (work): Mother Goose. Selections. |
| LCCN | 2021953327 |
| ISBN | 9780763694340 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0763694347 hardcover |