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K-Gr 3—As the title suggests, these rhymes lean toward the dark side and will appeal most to those who like their giggles with a bit of a spin. The endpaper image sets the scene—a bleak-looking house with barred windows and playground in disrepair sits on a lonely, empty landscape. This is where Mother Goose sends incorrigible children to live with her sister, Spinster Goose, and where they eventually get their comeuppance. Wheeler's verses showcase well-know...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

So it turns out that Mother Goose has a twisted sister, and the poems in this semi-subversive collection demonstrate just why you might fall into her hands, and what she might do once she's got you. In Spinster Goose's school, "The takers get taken. / The sordid get sore. / The shakers get shaken / right...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Mother Goose's twisted sister stars in Wheeler's semi-subversive collection. The cautionary rhymes detail all manner of bad (cheating...Log In or Sign Up to Read More