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Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

by Jane Cabrera
32p. 978-0-82342-288-3.
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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" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
This expanded version of the classic children's song follows two Dalmatian pups as they prepare for school, brave the cold (and walk past that titular bush), learn and play, return home, and get ready for bed. The winter chill is no match for the warmth radiating from Cabrera's illustrations, in which the pups' mom is a reassuringly steady (if blessedly on-the-sidelines) presence.

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