A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year

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beautiful gift anthology, A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year, is a definitive collection of nursery rhymes, with enchanting illustrations by Emily Faccini. Allie Esiri’s beautiful gift anthology, A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year, is a definitive collection of nursery rhymes, with enchanting illustrations by Emily Faccini. About the Author: Allie Esiri, who read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University, is an accomplished curator and host of live poetry events at The National Theatre, The Bridge Theatre, and at Hay, Oxford, Bath and Cheltenham literary festivals. Rhymes include ‘Oranges and Lemons’, ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’, ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ and ‘Rock-A-Bye Baby’, alongside modern songs such as 'Nellie the Elephant', 'Baby Shark' and 'Puff the Magic Dragon'; with new entries from writing stars Floella Benjamin, Brian Bilston, Rod Campbell, Joseph Coelho, Julia Donaldson and Michael Rosen, all making this the most joyful book to read together, every night of the year. Each month includes rhymes on different themes:January: Winter, BedtimeFebruary: Love, Pancake DayMarch: Spring, Women?

My toddler was immediately drawn to the silliness of Spike Milligan’s ‘Ning Nang Nong’ and the lyrical drama of the ‘Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly’, and my six-year-old got stuck right into the tongue twisters. It’s allowed me to relive childhood memories with my little ones, given new life to long-forgotten nursery rhymes, and introduced us all to brand new pieces, hopefully fostering a love of poetry in the process. Rhymes include 'Oranges and Lemons', 'Mary Had a Little Lamb', 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt', 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' and 'Rock-A-Bye Baby', alongside modern songs such as 'Nellie the Elephant', 'Baby Shark' and 'Puff the Magic Dragon'; with new entries from writing stars Floella Benjamin, Brian Bilston, Rod Campbell, Joseph Coelho, Julia Donaldson and Michael Rosen, all making this the most joyful book to read together, every night of the year. Brimming with traditional classics and contemporary favourites, Allie Esiri's beautiful gift anthology is accompanied with enchanting illustrations by Emily Faccini.And it’s a great way to break up fairytale fatigue (particularly if, like us, you’ve had the same three books on request for the past month). Biography: Allie Esiri, who read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University, is an accomplished curator and host of live poetry events at the National Theatre, Bridge Theatre, and at the Hay, Oxford, Bath and Cheltenham literary festivals.

Allie Esiri’s daily introductions teach the significance of the nursery rhyme; offering historical facts, answers to riddles, helpful instructions for the action rhymes, football fans’ playful variants and much more.Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's daily session limit. Over the last two decades she has worked extensively in publishing, the magazine and newspaper industries, as well as for charities, creative businesses, with gardeners and environmental organisations. Rhymes include ‘Oranges and Lemons’, ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’, ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ and ‘Rock-A-Bye Baby’, alongside modern songs such as ‘Nellie the Elephant’, ‘Baby Shark’ and ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’; with new entries from writing stars Floella Benjamin, Brian Bilston, Rod Campbell, Joseph Coelho, Julia Donaldson and Michael Rosen, all making this the most joyful book to read together, every night of the year. Publication dates are subject to change (although this is an extremely uncommon occurrence overall).