Etienne Delessert Humpty Dumpty; illus. by Etienne Delessert. 28pp/ Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN-13: 978-0-618-56987-8 $17.00 (Primary)
A Nursery Rhyme at Its Finest
The famous nursery rhyme about the broken egg, Humpty Dumpty, is re-imagined in the book Humpty Dumpty, written and illustrated by Etienne Delessert, illustrator of over eighty books. Delessert creates a complex story to explain the nursery rhyme and why Humpty Dumpty was sitting on the wall in the first place. This fictitious tale is appropriate for the primary grade levels because of its imaginative writing style and the lesson of selfishness that it provides. Although this book has a fairy-tale feel, it focuses attention on deep societal issues in an abstract way. Delessert’s colorful, detailed illustrations are perfect, and brings the world King Dumpty lives in to life. Humpty Dumpty is a necessity for any collection.
Amanda Riggenbach, BGSU student
A Nursery Rhyme at Its Finest
The famous nursery rhyme about the broken egg, Humpty Dumpty, is re-imagined in the book Humpty Dumpty, written and illustrated by Etienne Delessert, illustrator of over eighty books. Delessert creates a complex story to explain the nursery rhyme and why Humpty Dumpty was sitting on the wall in the first place. This fictitious tale is appropriate for the primary grade levels because of its imaginative writing style and the lesson of selfishness that it provides. Although this book has a fairy-tale feel, it focuses attention on deep societal issues in an abstract way. Delessert’s colorful, detailed illustrations are perfect, and brings the world King Dumpty lives in to life. Humpty Dumpty is a necessity for any collection.
Amanda Riggenbach, BGSU student
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