{"product_id":"the-space-childs-mother-goose-unlisted","title":"Space Child's Mother Goose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eOnly a few years ago (1950s) we walked on solid earth. Today we whirl through space. Space is big. It is not cozy. But with these verses and drawings… cheerfulness breaks in. Suddenly, science seems merry. And space begins, with the rhyme on page 1, to feel a little more like home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eA witty collection of 1950’s space age poetry accompanied by clever black and \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/3739\/9717\/files\/scmg-website_480x480.jpg?v=1612795272\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhite line drawings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eLittle Bo Peep Has lost her sheep,\u003cbr\u003eThe radar has failed to find them.\u003cbr\u003eThey’ll all, face to face, Meet in parallel space,\u003cbr\u003ePreceding their leaders behind them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eSome poems, such as \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Theory that Jack Built\u003c\/em\u003e, are pages long and delightfully illustrated. Here’s another short poem: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eLittle Jack Horner Sits in a corner \u003cbr\u003eExtracting cube roots to infinity,\u003cbr\u003eAn assignment for boys \u003cbr\u003eThat will minimize noise \u003cbr\u003eAnd produce a more peaceful vicinity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e\"Originally published in 1956, this quirky, long out-of-print classic comes in the guise of a children’s illustrated book, but should appeal, now that it’s been rediscovered by Purple House Press, to a much broader audience. With delightful line drawings by Marian Parry reminiscent of those found in Stanislaw Lem’s timeless sci-fi novels, Frederick Winsor’s rhyming verses bring a wide variety of scientific theories, thought, and spirit to life. Probable-Possible, my black hen, She lays eggs in the Relative When. She doesn’t lay eggs in the Positive Now Because she’s unable to Postulate How. The Space Child’s Mother Goose will delight, confound, and edify the egghead inside all of us.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e—BookSense.com Daily Pick July 24th, 2001\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frederick Winsor \u0026 Marian Parry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37328426991781,"sku":"9798888182796","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/3739\/9717\/files\/Space-Child-cover.jpg?v=1778250795","url":"https:\/\/www.purplehousepress.com\/products\/the-space-childs-mother-goose-unlisted","provider":"Purple House Press — Classic Books for Kids","version":"1.0","type":"link"}