Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes

This hand-picked collection of classic nursery rhymes, all delicately and painstakingly illustrated by Salley Mavor, who is reknown for her incredibly detailed fabric and cloth scenes.

It took Mavor ten years to develop her own fabric relief technique to a level where she felt comfortable even considering illustrating a book. Now, Mavor embroiders and sews illustrations, each scene taking nearly a month to complete. In this book, Mavor renders a new and visionary nursery rhyme world with precision and intricacy for many a generation to treasure for years and years to come.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 09/27/2010
ISBN: 9780618737406
Pages: 62
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 10.30h x 10.10w x 0.60d
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: Golden Kite - Winner
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2010
Publishers Weekly 08/09/2010
School Library Journal 09/01/2010 pg. 138
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2010 pg. 110
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 138

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 140559 / Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5