Akron Public Library

In this expanded version of a popular song, the itsy-bitsy spider's climbing is interrupted by a fan, a mouse, a cat, and some dew before she makes her way to the top of a tree to spin her web.

The classic nursery rhymes we know and love--upside-down, backward, in gibberish, and fresh out of bounds--as only Jon Scieszka could stage them. Mother knows best, but sometimes a little nonsense wins the day. Inspired by Dadaism's rejection of reason and rational thinking, and in cahoots with Blanche Fisher Wright's The Real Mother Goose, this anthology of absurdity unravels the fabric of classic nursery rhymes and stitches them back together (or...

A counting book in which one by one the little monkeys jump on the bed only to fall off and bump their heads. On board pages.

A cumulative nursery rhyme about the chain of events that started when Jack built a house

Sing, stomp, and clap along with animal friends in this interactive board book. Nod along with groovy giraffe, flap with baby bird, and roar out loud with lion in this sing-along action book that will put a smile on everyone's face. If you're happy and you know it, then this celebration is for you. Jane Cabrera's Story Time celebrates children's best-loved read along nursery rhymes and songs. These interactive favorites are given a new twist by award-winning...

In an adaptation of the classic children's song, Pete the cat and his friends encourage an itsy bitsy spider to keep trying to get up a water spout. The spider never gives up, even when the odds are against her, and the whole group celebrates when she succeeds.

A collection of more than sixty nursery rhymes, including "Hey Diddle, Diddle," "Pat-a-Cake," "Little Jack Horner," and "Pussycat, Pussycat."

Fabric relief illustrations accompany this familiar nursery rhyme about a young girl whose lamb follows her to school. Includes information about the history of the rhyme.

All the Mother Goose rhymes accompanied by descriptive pictures.

Presents the traditional nursery rhyme, a line at a time then as a whole, followed by a new rhyme. Includes "Notes for adults" and reading tips.