{"id":3242,"date":"2015-02-25T18:38:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T23:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?p=3242"},"modified":"2020-08-23T11:12:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T16:12:19","slug":"monster-goose-nursery-rhymes-henry-l-herz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?p=3242","title":{"rendered":"{Monster Goose Nursery Rhymes: Henry L. Herz}"},"content":{"rendered":"



\n{Synopsis} –<\/strong> 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!<\/p>\n

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!<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

{My thoughts} –<\/strong> Forget everything you know about the classic nursery rhymes and then read this book. This book puts a spin on the classic rhymes replacing characters with monsters and mythical creatures. I enjoyed reading it because it was slightly on the entertaining side and it flowed freely. The pictures within the pages match the words of the book perfectly. <\/p>\n

The one thing I didn’t like is how close the rhymes were to the original ones. When I was reading it, it had become apparent that the rhymes had slight variations from the originals and I know that often happens in retellings. I only wish that the author had diverted more from the original rhymes and wrote more his own words and thoughts on the pages. I do realize that he had received help writing it from his children and they did well with their imput, but like I said I wish it would have been slightly more different then what it had been. <\/p>\n

Aside from that, the book was wonderful. I think that children will easily enjoy it and that it could possibly become a bedtime favorite for many. <\/p>\n

Final Conclusion:<\/strong> 4 Star Rating. <\/p>\n

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