The Charles Addams Mother Goose

by Charles Addams

Hardcover, 2002

Status

Available

Call number

398.8 Ada

Genres

Other comic art

Children's Books

Graphic Novels and Comics

Publication

New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2002.

Description

Traditional Mother Goose rhymes illustrated by the cartoonist who created "The Addams Family."

User reviews

LibraryThing member SylviaC

I'm so happy I found this. I've been looking for it for years, and it has entirely lived up to my expectations. I'll never think of nursery rhymes the same way again. The standard text of nursery rhymes is accompanied by full-blown Addams creepiness. My favourite is "There was an old woman, Lived

under a hill, And if she isn't gone, She lives there still." The full-colour, double-page illustration shows a happy little old lady in a rocking chair, knitting her cat a sweater. There is tea brewing on her potbellied stove. Nice and cozy, right? Except that her home under the hill happens to be a bomb shelter, and off in the background we see the decaying ruins of civilization. On some pages the creepiness is obvious, like the humongous, grinning spider frightening Miss Muffet. On others, you have to look at it for a moment before you realize what's wrong: What have Jack Sprat and his wife been eating?!? Then sometimes nothing is actually wrong with the picture--it's just kind of...off.

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LibraryThing member aviddiva

Think Mother Goose rhymes are only for tots? Not this collection! Charles Addams' darkly humorous take on these children's classics will allow even the most cynical parents to share these "nursery" rhymes with their children. This is not an edition for the littlest ones, since some of the images

(especially Wee Willy Winkie) are kind of ghoulish, and others may be hard to explain (The Old Woman Under the Hill is living underground after a bomb has razed the countryside above her)), but any small boy who loves monsters will enjoy sharing this book with his delighted parents.

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LibraryThing member SunshyneBuckarma

Famous cartoonist, Charles Addams has added a humorous twist to Mother Goose's rhymes in his book, "The Charles Addams Mother Goose". The rhymes remain the same, however Addams has interpreted them with his funny and sometimes frightening illustrations. For instance in the rhyme, "Three Blind

Mice", there's an illustration of the farmer's wife cutting off the mouses' tails with an electric knife. Furthermore a 6 page “Scrapbook” has been included after the rhymes, which has interesting pictures and information about Addams' family and his published works. I think ages 6 and above would appreciate the humor in this book and they would also gain a lot educationally by reading through the rhymes.

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LibraryThing member Literate.Ninja

Not my favorite of Chas Addam's works, but a solid offering with a fun twist on Mother Goose. Classic nursery rhymes presented in an inimitable style, this will be a lot of fun for people who are familiar with the old rhymes and have a twisted sense of humor.

LibraryThing member malindahodgson

I really loved this book! It did some of the classic Mother Goose nursery rhymes. The major difference was in the illustrations. The illustrations were somewhat gothic and displayed darker colors. I thought it was a nice touch to the illustrations!!

LibraryThing member Maydacat

For nursery rhymes with a bit of a macabre twist, you need look no further than this book. Though the rhymes aren’t changed, the illustrations are pure Charles Addams. Wednesday and Pugsley are featured prominently, but the whole family is represented in the charming but decidedly darker than

normal illustrations. You ought to pay a call on this Addams’ Mother Goose!

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