The Christian Mother Goose Book of Nursery Rhymes
For Christian families that want to weave inspirational messages into  their children's day-to-day lives, Marjorie Ainsborough Decker's time-tested  approach will be very appealing. For more than 20 years, Decker's Christian  Mother Goose books (Rock-A-Bye  Bible,Bless My Little  Friends, etc.) have tenderly welcomed young readers to the Christian  way. Combining the whimsy and enduring appeal of traditional Mother Goose rhymes  with stirring words about Jesus, the Bible, and God's love, Decker portrays a  kinder, gentler world. Here, in an extra-large volume, are adapted versions of  53 favorite classics, from "Old Mother Hubbard" to "Twinkle Twinkle" to  "Rub-A-Dub-Dub." Under Decker's hand, "Three Blind Mice" becomes "Three Kind  Mice":Three kind mice,See what they've done!They helped a lost chickTo find Mother Hen,They brought some foodTo the church mice, thenThey cleaned up the tree houseFor Jenny Wren,Those three kind mice.The rewritten verses will not overwhelm anyone with their poetic brilliance, but  they serve their purpose. Illustrator Sarah Gibb paints the kind of quiet,  old-fashioned watercolors that readers will always remember. (Ages 3 to 7)--Emilie Coulter