From "Baa, baa, black sheep" and "Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack" to "Moses supposes his toeses are roses...," poem gatherer Elizabeth Hammill, who grew up with the unforgettable characters of Mother Goose, loves the "music, beat, rhythm, repetition, and rhyme" of nursery rhymes. In this knockout-gorgeous British import (created to benefit Seven Stories, Britain's National Centre for Children's Books), an Inuit finger game, a Yiddish rhyme and other "tiny masterpieces of verse" from Jamaica, Australia, England, America and Trinidad will surprise and delight preschoolers. A veritable who's who of beloved artists--Bob Graham, Ed Young, Mo Willems, Ashley Bryan, Mini Grey, Jerry Pinkney, Polly Dunbar, Charlotte Voake, Chris Raschka, Ted Dewan and 67 more--creatively interprets 150 nursery rhymes. Over the Hills and Far Away is a visual feast for children's book lovers, a wonderful gift for any wee reader and, of course, an unbeatable baby-shower gift. --Karin Snelson, children's editor, Shelf Awareness