Review

My Village - Rhymes from around the world

collected by Danielle Wright, illustrated by Mique Moriuchi, with introduction by Michael Rosen. Frances Lincoln, hardback, 12.99

A funny, quirky and touching collection of nursery rhymes from 22 different countries, ranging from Indonesia and Fiji to Iceland, Australia and Brazil. Each is printed in English and its original language, or in transliteration and in its original scripts, as in the rhymes from Iran, China, Russia and Japan. Young children will love Moriuchi's appealing illustrations and the fun opportunities to play with sound and language that this collection offers.

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