The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes

I frequent thrift shops/garage sales and have looked through thousands of books for my kids. I have seen tons of nursery rhyme books but this is the best I have EVER seen. The illustrations in most nursery rhyme books are just 'alright'. Not only does this book offer a LOT of content, the illustrations are GREAT. An added bonus in the back of the book is that the illustrator also gives some historical reference behind many of the rhymes. I'm a homeschooler, and my kids have approx. 1000 books in their personal home library. If I were to rank this book, it would probably be in our top 10 'keepers' for fun reading. It's that good!

I really love this book. It has such colorful pictures and the best nursery rhymes in it. I bought this for my grandson before he was born and although he's only 4 months old, I can not wait to start reading it to him. Great buy.

Charming traditional nursery rhymes. Good quality paper and binding. Wonderful color illustrations. Easy to read, large print. Your children should love it.

What sets this book apart are the illustrations. They are set in the 18th century (since, as the illustrator explains, that is when nursery rhyme books first began to be published) and are attractive and match the verses well. There are many rhymes in this book. Unfortunately there is room for only a single, smallish (though detailed) illustration for each rhyme.

better than most of the nursery rhyme collections. good pictures for kids