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Title: Positively Mother Goose by Diane Loomans, Julia Loomans, Ronda Henrichsen, Diana Loomans, Karen J. Kolberg ISBN: 0-915811-91-X Publisher: HJ Kramer Pub. Date: 09 April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: Change is not always for the best
Comment: Although the illustrations are good, this will not appeal to everyone. I was always a bit uncomfortable reading aloud a few of the traditional verses -- "she whipped them all soundly and sent them to bed" -- is an especially alarming example. But adults don't always give children enough credit; many generations have mentally sorted through these verses with no lasting harm. The rhythm, cadence and whimsy of the original versions have been sacrificed to be replaced with clumsy morals and motivational messages.

Rating: 5
Summary: I wish they'd been written this way first!
Comment: I've shared this book with my oldest granddaughter and she loves it. I've also bought a copy for my newest granddaughter. Hopefully her parents will bring her up with the mindset contained within. Why anyone would criticize this book as saccharine is beyond me. Isn't there already enough pain, fear, anger etc. in the world?

Rating: 5
Summary: What is Horn Book thinking!?!?!
Comment: This was one of our family's FAVORITE books when my kids were preschoolers! The sing-song nature of the rhymes makes them easier to memorize, and the positive outlook they imbue is so refreshing compared to the dark outlook of so many of the rhymes they replace. It's just unfortunate that the kids wound up learning the original versions of the rhymes at school and don't remember these bright alternatives.

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