Rosen invites children to joyfully celebrate sounds and the infinite possibilities of language with these nine clever poems adapted from his "A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young, " featuring expressive illustrations by Riddell. Full color.

Rosen invites children to joyfully celebrate sounds and the infinite possibilities of language with these nine clever poems adapted from his "A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young, " featuring expressive illustrations by Riddell. Full color.

**"This collection of silly rhymes and poems is sure to please. . . . An excellent choice for pre-readers and very young children, as well as anyone with a love for nursery rhymes." -- School Library Journal (starred review)Michael Rosen invites children to joyfully celebrate sounds and the infinite possibilities of language with these nine clever poems adapted from A Great Big Cuddle. Nonsense verses with the feel of classic nursery rhymes tickle the ear and set feet tapping while expressive illustrations by Chris Riddell illuminate the larger-than-life characters. With subject matter that runs the gamut of a child's emotional range from hungry and angry to wiggly and giggly, this collection will delight little listeners.