The rooster crows: A book of American rhymes and jingles.

Petersham, M. & Petersham, M. (1945). The rooster crows: A book of American rhymes and jingles.

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, Inc.

A collection of traditional American nursery rhymes, The Rooster Crows includes finger games, skipping rhymes, songs, jingles, and counting rhymes from all over America. From “Engine, Engine, Number Nine” to “This Little Pig,” to the now less familiar “Entry Kentry Cutry Corn,” there are many favorite rhymes that form a part of America’s cultural heritage, or, as the book jacket says, “An American Mother Goose.” The clothing and scenes are reminiscent of a more pastoral time, old fashioned, yet comforting and still familiar. The four color illustrations are beautifully rendered and charmingly humorous.