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Product DescriptionWe are delighted to be reissuing this lovely book with new cover artwork from Ian Beck. It's a collection of rhymes to enjoy when baby is on your knee or cradled in your arms; jolly rhymes for playful babies and gentle rhymes for sleepy babies. Many traditional favourites are here, including'This is the Way the Ladies Ride', 'Rub-a-Dub-Dub', and 'Rock-a-Bye-Baby' - and they are all cheerily illustrated by Ian Beck. The rhymes are gathered into four sections: knee-jogging rhymes;, bouncing and dancing rhymes; patting and clapping rhymes; and lullabies and rocking rhymes - and there areintroductory notes for parents at the beginning of each section. The accompanying CD, neatly packaged within the back cover flap, includes a musical arrangement for every rhyme, either based on the familiar tune or specially composed. This is the perfect package to introduce babies to music,movement and rhythm - great for playtime and bedtime.Review`Essential equipment for the nursery, this book will be treasured far beyond the early years'Sunday Times`Ian Beck has replaced Kate Greenaway in giving us the most idyllic images of childhood'Amanda Craig, Independent on SundayAbout the AuthorThe Elves and the Shoemaker, Chicken Licken, The Tortoise and the Hare, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, The Gingerbread Boy, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Enormous Turnip, Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Princess and the Pea, Best-Loved Stories and Nursery Rhymes, TheOxford Nursery Treasury, The Oxford Nursery Story Book, The Oxford Nursery Book, Oranges and Lemons, Round and Round the Garden, Pudding and Pie, Stories and Songs for Bedtime.