In this brightly colored counting book, Granny travels around the world picking up exciting objects from all corners of the globe.Illustrations in gouache on Fabriano paper show Granny flying on her magic carpet from Istanbul to Peru. She picks up increasing amounts of items such as two temple cats from Thailand and then three masks in Mexico continuing up to 10 llamas. Young readers will enjoy seeing sites from 10 different countries while Granny picks up souvenirs for the narrator who is met at the end of the story. amo |
| Title: My Granny Went to Market: A Round-the-World Counting Rhyme Author: Stella Blackstone Illustrator: Christopher Corr Publisher: Barefoot Books Copyright: 2006 Original Language: English Original Copyright: 1995 ISBN: 978-1-90523-662-6 Paperback pages: 22 Age range: 5-8 Genre: Counting Picture Book Book setting: Around the World Author’s ethnicity: English Author’s residence: Somerset, United Kingdom Illustrator’s ethnicity: English Illustrator’s residence: London, England Subjects: Boomerangs, Cats, Countries, Cowbells, Dolls, Drums, Kites, Lanterns, Llamas Magic carpet, Masks |
My Granny Went to Market: A Round-the-World Counting Rhyme
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In this brightly colored counting book, Granny travels around the world picking up exciting objects from all corners of the globe.Illustrations in gouache on Fabriano paper show Granny flying on her magic carpet from Istanbul to Peru. She picks up increasing amounts of items such as two temple cats from Thailand and then three masks in Mexico continuing up to 10 llamas. Young readers will enjoy seeing sites from 10 different countries while Granny picks up souvenirs for the narrator who is met at the end of the story. amo