Jane Cabrera's other titles for Gullane are If You're Happy and You Know It, Eggday, Mummy Carry Me Please, Over in the Meadow and Cat's Cuddles. SHe has had many other titles published and has been shortlisted for the Best Children's Picture Book Award.
Cabrera's tempera illustrations always virtually bubble over with high spirits: her bold, saturated colors, broad brushstrokes and luscious, wet-paint surfaces bring to mind an especially creative and satisfyingly messy episode of finger painting. Although this familiar rhyme does not offer her the abundant possibilities of her Over in the Meadow, the title character comes across as a sweet, bright-eyed granny. The exuberant orange-and-white pooch companion comically rides a goat that resembles a bucking bronco and reads the news with ?lan. Ages 3-6. (Sept.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
PreS-K-A delightfully illustrated rendition of the complete nursery rhyme. Cabrera's spreads are alive with movement achieved through painterly brush strokes and bright colors. Old Mother Hubbard and her dog are drawn as whimsical cartoon characters sure to charm young readers. This sweet grandmother with a white bouffant hairdo and wearing tennis shoes is a perfect match for her lovable brown-and-white terrierlike dog. Older children will relish the subtle humor depicted in several of the scenes. The art is all done in the same spirit as James Marshall's Old Mother Hubbard & Her Wonderful Dog (Farrar, 1991). The large pictures make the book an excellent choice for preschool storytimes.-Linda M. Kenton, San Rafael Public Library, CA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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