Nursery rhymes of London Town Book

"Little boy, little boy, what is the matter? - Madam, the sea has been turned into batter!" Eleanor Farjeon's delightful London nursery rhymes are known and loved all over the world, wherever the romance of London town is felt. They recall a London of long lost innocence and simple pleasures, of little villages and pretty streets, boys and girls in linen smocks. Perhaps it never existed, but this was a London that Londoners could take to their hearts; these are are nursery rhymes for times past and times present. This is a charming, surprisingly funny collection that will be loved by adults and children alike.