Wooleycat's Musical Theater [With CD]

by Dennis Joe Hysom and Christine Walker

Book Overview

This brightly illustrated picture book with audio presents new, innovative twists to ten Mother Goose rhymes. Humpty, Hickory, and a cast of familiar characters resolve their dilemmas with imagination and caring. The authors start each song with a traditional rhyme to familiarize youngsters with the basics first: Jack and Jill, Three Blind Mice, Little Miss Muffet, etc. Then the songs develop the Mother Goose scenarios in fun and unexpected ways...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1889910252
• ISBN13: 9781889910253
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Tortuga Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 3 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great for Preschoolers

I have been using this CD with my preschool classes for years. The songs are so catchy, even moms and teachers will find themselves singing along. The CD and book extend the original nursery rhyme with tons of kid-appeal! It also teaches positive character traits such us being a good friend, kindness, courage, and following your dreams. That is a lot to ask from a nursery rhyme book and CD but it does it with flying colors. Don't pass this one up. [...]

Wooleycat's Musical Theater

We bought this book after reading the reviews and we have not been disappointed. It is a super fun book with great rhymes and includes a CD that has very entertaining music. Our 3.5 year old loves it and listens to the CD constantly. She will listen to the music and follow along with the appropriate page in the book. My husband and I liked the book so much that we bought two more for a couple of her friends and they also love it.

A big hit with my kids

My children received this book as a gift, and we read it before listening to the CD. I thought the illustrations were very good, and the stories were interesting, but once we played the CD--we were hooked. My girls, ages 6 and 4, loved looking at the book as they sang along, even though the 4-year old can't read yet.The songs have a way of creeping into your sub-conscious, and several times, my husband laughed at me as he realized that I was humming "Mmh, berry pie" or "Hey, Wee Willie Winkie, yes we're sound asleep." I plan on buying this book to give as a birthday present to some of my daughter's friends. Well done!