The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster (Big Book)

Author(s): David Conway

Big Books

Little Miss Muffet is bored of her own nursery rhyme so goes in search of a new nursery rhyme to be in. But before you can say Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, the whole book of rhymes is thrown into chaos! With some of the most favourite rhymes, including The Grand Old Duke of York, Jack and Jill, Hickory, Dickory, Dock, Ding, Dong, Bell, Hey Diddle, Diddle, Sing a song of Sixpence, The Queen of Hearts, and Little Miss Muffet.


Product Information

Shortlisted for the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2009, this is a vibrant BIG BOOK of the best-loved nursery rhymes.

"... gorgeous pages filled (by Melanie Williamson) with colour, action, incident and pattern. " -- THE TIMES 20080101 "Melanie Williamson's illustrations are eye-catchingly quirky and superbly original." -- The Observer 20070714 'The colourful vibrant pictures perfectly illustrate this funny tale.'FAMILY INTEREST MAGAZINE -- Family Interest Magazine 20090101 'It's an amusingly anarchic take on a familiar format, with matchingly madcap illustrations' -- Carousel 20090101 It's playful, it's silly, it's great. Recommended. -- Bookbag 20100101 Delightfully busy and quirky. -- School Librarian 20100701 Will delight younger readers. -- Maternity & Infant 20100601

Author: David Conway is the author of Bedtime Hullabaloo and Shine Moon Shine. The Most Important Gift of All (Gullane) was nominated for The Kate Greenaway Medal. Melanie Williamson is one of the best newcomers around and is one of our highlight illustrators. Stop Yawning, it's Morning is shortlisted for the Sheffield Children's Book Award and Wolf's Magnificent Masterplan is shortlisted for the Rotheram Award 2010.

General Fields

  • : 9781444902693
  • : Hachette Children's Group
  • : Hodder Children's Books
  • : 0.56
  • : October 2010
  • : 382mm X 374mm X 5mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : January 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : David Conway
  • : Big book
  • : Big Book
  • : Melanie Williamson
  • : 823.92
  • : 32
  • : chiefly col. ill