In a new edition of this special book, 22 nursery rhymes from Iran to Iceland and Samoa to Switzerland have been carefully chosen and beautifully illustrated by Mique Moriuchi. A celebration of cultural diversity, each poem appears in its original language (19 languages are included) next to an English translation so young children can delight in quirky, touching and funny verses from all over the world.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2015 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Danielle Wright is the creator of the award-winning multilingual book My Village: Rhymes from Around the World. Danielle is a travel writer and book editor and the author of Japanese Nursery Rhymes: Carp Streamers, Falling Rain and Other favourites. Helen Acraman's whimsical graphic works reflect a passion for environmental issues, natural living, and the childlike quality that lives in everyone. She is the illustrator of Japanese Nursery Rhymes: Carp Streamers, Falling Rain and Other favourites. Michael Rosen is a poet, writer and broadcaster, and held the post of Children's laureate from 2007-2009. Mique Moriuchi is an award-winning illustrator with international appeal, working for companies in Korea, New Zealand, the US and the UK. She has won the White Raven Award 2009 and her work was selected for the Illustration Exhibition at the 2009 Bologna Children's Book Fair. She has a Masters in Sequential Design and Illustration and uses acrylic paint and collage in her pictures.

This book has the following chapters:

6 - Introduction

8 - New Zealand 'Big Whale'

10 - China 'Little Friends, Hand in Hand'

12 - Australia 'Grandfather

14 - Norway 'Rain'

16 - Ireland 'The Little Donkey'

18 - Tonga 'Spotty Spider'

20 - Jamaica 'Tingalay-o!'

22 - Japan 'Song of Kites'

24 - Zimbabwe 'Beautiful Bird'

26 - Fiji 'Tapioca'

28 - Indonesia 'My Village'

30 - Denmark 'Snowman Frost'

32 - Iran 'Let's Play'

34 - Germany 'Dance, Little Child, Dance!'

36 - Samoa 'Savalivali'

38 - Switzerland 'Joggeli, can you Ride?'

40 - Russia 'Hush You Mice'

42 - Brazil 'If This Street Were Mine'

44 - France 'What is my Hand Doing?'

46 - Holland 'Kortjakje is always sick'

48 - Iceland 'Bye, Bye Blacking'

50 - India 'Bathtime'

52 - Credits and acknowledgments