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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2004
PreS-Gr 2 Doyle strings together traditional skipping, ball-bouncing, and counting-out rhymes to create a boisterous bedtime story. The 10 O'Leary children are tucked into a large bed by their parents. As soon as their mother and father leave the room, however, they begin to bounce on the bed to a series of rhythmic rhymes ("Ibble obble, /Blue bottle...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2005
Where American children chant "Eeny, meeny, miney, mo," Irish children have a different version: "Ingle, angle, / Silver bangle, / Put your washing through the mangle. / Ingle, angle, / Silver bangle, / Ingle, angle, OUT!" Seventeen Irish playground rhymes for calling someone out are gathered here in a p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More