num_pages: 32
description: Enter an enchanted land of mythical creatures where manticores reign and ogres roar-a land of mystery and fright. A unique twist on traditional rhymes of everyone's youth Monster Goose Nursery Rhymes presents a more sinister approach to these childhood classics and yet the sing-song nature of the poems renders them playful and jovial at the same time. Little Witch Muffet is not frightened by a silly little spider; she simply adds him to her stew!Rotten zombies giants dwarves and goblins mingle with werewolves centaurs and fauns. Follow along the skeleton stepping stones scale up a palisade claw at the window of a tasty child and bake him into a pumpkin shell. Monsters cook up delicious elvish pie too! Every kid who has an eensy weensy bit of sense wants a pet with feathers white as snow who flies like an eagle and bleats like a goat-a hippogriff of course!Six forest sprites with four times as many pixies escape from a loaf of bread atop the elaborate table of the fey queen; her feast has flown away! If you enjoy mischief and have a penchant for the morbidly hilarious the Herzs' rhymes will satisfy your mythological curiosities.Larson's illustrations give new life to these ancient figures and her artistic style employs the bold lines and colorful movement of an action-packed comic book. The author also includes a bestiary with information about the book's legendary creatures which hail from Scotland Germany Italy Persia Haiti and Scandinavia.
language: English
title: Monster Goose Nursery Rhymes
publisher: Pelican Publishing