Synopsis
A contemporary interpretation of the well-known nineteenth-century nursery rhyme about the school-going lamb, accompanied by color photographs, a sample exercise from McGuffey's reader, and a note on the history of the author and her famous rhyme.
By pushing a button, the reader can hear the tune written to accompany the well-known nineteenth-century nursery rhyme by Sarah Josepha Hale.
The familiar nursery rhyme, illustrated with rich fabric designs.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1992-09-01 | | Series: | Blue Ribbon Series | | Illustrator: | Bruce McMillan | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Height: | 10.0 in | | Width: | 9.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 4.8 oz |
Publisher's Note
A contemporary interpretation of the well-known nineteenth-century nursery rhyme about the school-going lamb, accompanied by color photographs, a sample exercise from McGuffey's reader, and a note on the history of the author and her famous rhyme.
Industry Reviews
Mavor (The Way Home) presents the most polished example yet of her intricate fabric relief art in this endearing version of the familiar childhood song. Informative concluding notes explain the debate over the authorship of the 19th-century verse (at least some of which is generally credited to Hale), and mention the diverse techniques among them appliqu?, embroidery, wrapping, dyeing and soft sculpture that comprise Mavor's extraordinary medium. Finely reproduced color transparencies capture the art's three-dimensional quality, which Mavor achieves by incorporating such materials as stuffed cardboard shapes, wrapped wire, beach stones and a wide variety of fabrics. The artist manages to make her human figures Mary, her family, teacher and classmates surprisingly lifelike, and she fills her outdoor and indoor settings with remarkable detail. Perhaps the clearest star of this pleasant book is one perky, woolly lamb (with fleece made of fine yarn tied into tiny French knots) which, whether gamboling after its mistress or peeking out from under her school desk, seemingly begs to be cuddled. Ages 2-6. (Mar.)
Bernstein
Mavor (The Way Home) presents the most polished example yet of her intricate fabric relief art in this endearing version of the familiar childhood song. Informative concluding notes explain the debate over the authorship of the 19th-century verse (at least some of which is generally credited to Hale), and mention the diverse techniques among them appliqu‚, embroidery, wrapping, dyeing and soft sculpture that comprise Mavor's extraordinary medium. Finely reproduced color transparencies capture the art's three-dimensional quality, which Mavor achieves by incorporating such materials as stuffed cardboard shapes, wrapped wire, beach stones and a wide variety of fabrics. The artist manages to make her human figures Mary, her family, teacher and classmates surprisingly lifelike, and she fills her outdoor and indoor settings with remarkable detail. Perhaps the clearest star of this pleasant book is one perky, woolly lamb (with fleece made of fine yarn tied into tiny French knots) which, whether gamboling after its mistress or peeking out from under her school desk, seemingly begs to be cuddled. Ages 2-6. (Mar.)
Publishers Weekly (03/27/1995)
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