Emergency Librarian
"Sing a song of Mother Goose is clever, inventive and beautiful, and blessed with a fine sense of humour to delight any reader young or old."

London Free Press
"Packed with subtle, delightful detail, full of humour and brilliantly observed character."

Canadian Materials
"Barbara Reid has combined favourite traditional nursery rhymes with her very modern use of plasticine illustrations. The result is a book to be treasured. Using top and bottom borders of white lattice entwined with vines on each page, she skilfully adds characters and objects from the rhyme (usually one per page) The bottom lattice cleverly serves as a fence, a bench, a floor, the ground or a table. The top, in addition, is used to hang objects, or serve as a backdrop. The characters are superb! They are dressed in old-fashioned clothing, and are exquisite! Tiny and detailed, they capture the flavour of the past. A few additions such as a real gold chain, and pins for a pin cushion, make them even more realistic. Even the page numbers and the title are done in Plasticine. The rhymes are printed in large, bold type suitable for independent readers. This would be a first choice purchase for an elementary school library."