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The People of the Town
Nursery-Rhyme Friends for You and Me
2016
First Published
3.17
Average Rating
40
Number of Pages

Meet familiar friends and new neighbors in this playful collection of nursery rhymes. On a misty, moisty morning, we meet the snoring old man, and by evening we’re running through the town with Wee Willie Winkie in his nightgown. A day full of nursery rhyme enchants, delights, and enlightens young readers. Gorgeous illustrations paired with quintessential nursery rhymes introduce familiar friends like Little Bo Peep, Georgie Porgie and the Grand Old Duke of York, as well as meet new neighbors, including Little Polly Flinders, Honest John Boldero and Little Tommy Tucker. An attractive and easily giftable collection of tried and true favorites.

Avg Rating
3.17
Number of Ratings
12
5 STARS
8%
4 STARS
17%
3 STARS
58%
2 STARS
17%
1 STARS
0%
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Author

Alan Marks
Alan Marks
Author · 5 books

Librarian note: There is more than one author with this name in the Goodreads database. Alan Marks is a British illustrator and children's book author. Born in London in 1957, he was educated at the Medway College of Art and Design and at the Bath Academy of Art. He taught for a brief time at the Bath Academy and at Southampton Art College, before launching a career in magazine and book illustration. He has illustrated books for many children's authors, including Joan Aiken, Kevin Crossley-Holland and Jane Goodall.

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