A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year

Allie Esiri’s beautiful gift anthology A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year is the perfect introduction to poetry for every child and includes stunning illustrations by Emily Faccini. Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with every child it is filled with 366 familiar nursery rhyme favourites including Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Mary Had A Little Lamb Hey Diddle Diddle See the Little Bunnies Sleeping Oranges and Lemons Little Miss Muffet She Sells Sea Shells Round and Round the Garden as well as new rhymes from Floella Benjamin Brian Bilston Rod Campbell Giles Andrea Julia Donaldson and Michael Rosen making it the perfect book to read together. Each month includes rhymes on different themes: January: New Year winter wind and rain bathtime bedtime and Chinese New Year February: love Pancake Day and Leap Year March: Spring International Women’s Day riddles April: nonsense Easter Passover Ramadan tongue twisters May: garden farm market London Vesak June: playground rhymes – skipping tag clapping games animals July: weather lore summer travel classic rhymes August: sea fair outdoor entertainment September: back to school including – days of the week counting ABCs October: food action rhymes songs Hallowe’en November: history Diwali Thanksgiving December: Lullabies Hanukkah Christmas endings Each of the 366 nursery rhymes features a short introduction including helpful instructions for how to perform the action rhymes and illuminating facts for the curious parent or older child. The day-to-day format of the anthology invites readers to make reading to their child a part of their daily routine and makes sure that they discover something entertaining each and every day of the year.