Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
PreS-Gr 1–Cabrera has rewritten the classic children's song to describe the antics of two black-and-white spotted puppies as they wake up on a cold and frosty late-autumn morning, go to school, and play at home before settling down to bed in the evening. Each verse is pictured in a full-bleed spread in the artist's trademark palette of bright, swirly colors and thick-lined stuffed-animal-looking characters. The bright endpapers cheerfully depict the puppies' toys. Other versions of this song include Iza Trapani's tale about animals raiding food from a garden and a multicultural sing-along story by Sophie Fatus and Fred Penner. An additional choice for libraries needing another “How we go to school” song for preschool storytimes.–Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT. (c) Copyright 2010.  Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc.  No redistribution permitted.