Diddle Diddle Dumpling ¦ The Three Little Kittens

A pair of delightful paperbacks extracted from Tomie de Paola's beautiful Mother Goose.

'What are little boys made of?' and 'Rub a dub dub, three men in a tub' are two of the old familiar rhymes to be found in Diddle Diddle Dumpling. 'Curly Locks' is in there too and 'Little Miss Muffet' with a pretty spotted bonnet and 'Simple Simon' trying to heat his snowball up at the fire! If anything The Three Little Kittens has an even more attractive collection. There's 'Little Poll Parrot, sat in his garret' and 'Pussy Cat Pussy Cat, where have you been?', as well as the title rhyme.

Both books match in size and shape and are decorated with Tomie de Paola's illustrations with their pleasant soft colours, their patterns, humour and clarity. Separately or together these books would be a pleasure for any small child to possess and keep; and would certainly go a long way towards proving that joyful experience come from books.