Monster Goose

Monster Goose by Sierra, Judy. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780439456159.

Something has happened to good old Mother Goose--shes not the same kindly storyteller she once was. In fact, that isnt Mother Goose tapping away at her laptop computer at all. Its Monster Goose! With a diabolical grin beneath her granny glasses and fangs peeking out from her beak, this twisted matriarch wreaks marvelously evil havoc on 25 favorite nursery rhymes. Now featuring ghouls, vampire bats, and cannibals, these verses appeal to the perverse corner in every readers mind. Just a There was an old zombie who lived in a shoe. She had so many maggots, she didnt know what to do. So she soaked them in soapsuds and painted them green. Shell be giving them out next Halloween. Not for the faint of heart, Judy Sierras grisly rhymes are accompanied by such fabulously hideous illustrations by Jack E. Davis (the Zack Files series, Bedhead, etc.), any potential nightmares will be diverted by helpless giggles. Readers will delight in identifying the original classic nursery rhymes behind such titles as "Mary Had a Vampire Bat," "Weird Mother Hubbard," "Hush, Little Monster," and "Werewolf Bo-Creep." Sierra and Davis are an ingenious pair indeed. For more ghoulish nonsense, dont miss Sierras The House that Drac Built. And for still more playful poems, try her Antarctic A Book of Penguin Poems. (Ages 5 and older) --Emilie Coulter