A Second Caldecott Collection: Sing A Song For Sixpence / The Three Jovial Huntsmen

by Randolph Caldecott

Two nursery rhymes describe a special pie baked for a king and tell the story of the amazing things three hunters found on an afternoon's ride.

64 pages, Hardcover

First published September 2, 1986

About the author

Known chiefly for his book illustrations, Caldecott was a gifted artist respected by his contemporaries. The Caldecott Medal which is given out each year for the most distinguished children's picture book is named for him.

In 1877, Edmund Evans, who was a leading colour printer asked Caldecott for illustrations for two Christmas books. The results were The House that Jack Built and The Diverting History of John Gilpin, published in 1878.

It was Caldecott's health among other things which prompted his many winter trips to the Mediterranean and other warm climates. It was on such a tour in 1886 that he was taken ill again and died in St. Augustine, Florida, just before his 40th birthday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph...

Sometimes his name is transcribed as Ralph Caldecott, for example on the book "The Babes in the Wood & The Elegy of the Mad Dog."

Reviews

[Robynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pocket-size book, second in the series of three, by F. Warner & Co. originally published in 1986. This volume contains Sing a Song for Sixpence and The Three Jovial Huntsman. The first was a familiar verse to me, which I sang as a child. The second verse was new to me and sometimes difficult to understand. Color plates and ink sketches enhance the stories.

A Third Caldecott Collection, not posted here on goodreads, contains The Queen of Hearts and The Farmer's Boy. Again, the first familiar to me and the second new to me.

A First Caldecott Collection is listed on goodreads. It contains The House that Jack Built and A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go.