Characters take on unusual forms (giants, witches, dwarfs, talking animals).Clearly defined good and evil characters.Enchanted setting – can include forests, castles, water or kingdoms.

Use some form or variation of “Once upon a time”.Make a list of the characteristics of a fairy tale. Read each fairy tale story and mentioned in the book.The nursery rhymes mentioned are: Baby Bunting, Bo Peep, Jack and Jill, and Old Mothe Hubbard. A fictional character mentioned is the Wicked Witch. The fairy tales mentioned are: Tom Thumb, Cinderella, and The Three Bears.Identify the nursery rhymes and fairy tales mentioned in the book.This book is the perfect opportunity to introduce a few fairy tales and nursery rhymes to children or retell old favorites. The text is simple and repetitive and the very detailed and colorful pictures make the search lots of fun. Young readers, even non readers, will love to listen carefully to the short rhyme on each page so they can identify familiar characters and then search for those characters in the illustrations. It all begins with a little poem that invites the reader to play a game of “I Spy.” Then the fun begins. Grade 2.5 Įach Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg is a treasury of poetry, familiar fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters and corresponding illustrations that compliment every detail of the text. Sit back, relax, all you need is a book.” Dr. This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor looney_tunes before going online.Īny errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.“You can find magic wherever you look. Mother Hubbard is just coming into view with a big pile of plates for everyone's pie. Tom Thumb is sitting on the cloth behind the cream jug.

Bo-Peep, now accompanied by her sheep, is walking over a distant hill. The Wicked Witch can be seen behind the pear tree, flying in on her broomstick. The Three Bears, still carrying Baby Bunting are just visible behind two plum trees. Jack is in the branches of a peach tree Robin Hood is riding his horse up behind that tree. The Three Bears carry Baby Bunting towards Mother Hubbard's cottage, where we can see a large pie on a blue checked cloth in the orchard outside.Ĭinderella is in a pear tree dusting the top of Jill who is standing behind its trunk. 'Baby Bunting safe and dry / I spy Plum Pie' They put the guns down safely out of harm's way, and Daddy Bear uses a hooked stick to pull the crib to safety, watched by an interested pair of ducks. The Three Bears are crossing an arched stone bridge over the river when they spot Baby Bunting, now awake in his crib, wedged in some bullrushes next to the bridge. 'Three Bears still hunting / THEY spy Baby Bunting'

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