Feminist Revised Mother Goose Rhymes: A Twenty First Century Children's First Edition

Four-Color cover with 10 hand-colored illustrations by the authors. Revisionism comes to nursery rhymes with this delightful edition. Judith & Jessica, a mother-daughter team, rewrote 25 tales to eliminate violent & sexist references. Rhymes such as, 'The Three Blind Mice' which originally read, "...who cut off their tails with a carving knife..." now reads, "...she danced with time as she played on her fife..." & everyone's favorite, Rock-a-bye Baby which originally reads, "...when the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, & down will come baby, cradle & all," now reads, "...look at the stars, way up in the sky, imagine beyond them, Baby will fly." Reviewed by USA Weekend & given much national attention, the book has recently been included in radio talk shows nationally concerning mounting evidence of an increase in violence in schools & communities.Maxwell, Judith is the author of 'Feminist Revised Mother Goose Rhymes: A Twenty First Century Children's First Edition' with ISBN 9780963269812 and ISBN 096326981X.