In our opinion, children just aren’t exposed to enough traditional rhymes anymore. Sharing them with your children aids memory, and encourages a love of rhythm, rhyme and poetry. It’s also FUN!
Can You Keep a Secret? is a selection of rhymes from a variety of cultures presented in a gorgeous hardback book. The illustrations, by Jobi Murphy, are appealing, colourful and simple.
The rhymes have been selected by Mark Carthew and are divided into sections: nursery rhymes, playtime rhymes, action rhymes, counting rhymes, finger plays, and lullabies and gentle rhymes.
Highly recommended!
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Can’t agree more!
For those interested, I’ve just finished a special MUSIC CD to go with this title featuring some of my favorites… Timeless songs to share and treasure. It’s available via Random House Australia.
It features some very cool musicians and some variations on traditional verse, that I hope will engage children even more with the intrinsic musicality of some of these great rhymes.
Cheers, MARK
Hi Mark,
Thanks for stopping by. The CD sounds great – will have to check it out!