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Monday, 30 June 2008

Nursery Wrongs 2

Some of you may remember that a while back I produced a mini-book of nursery rhymes with a modern twist - warning against the "evils" of the modern world in the same way as the traditional rhymes were often cautionary tales set around events of their day. (See it here).

I have now produced a 2nd volume, 7 more adapted poems with a sting in their tail (or tale for that matter!). I hope you like them, click on an image to see a larger version. :o)

EDIT: I want to take a second to address the comment made by Phree regarding this book. Thanks for your comment Phree :) I haven't presented these rhymes in my introduction as being funny, though if people are entertained by them, I am happy about that. I describe them as having "a sting in their tale", and certainly they were written from a cynical viewpoint, and were intended to have a core of truth to them. I think perhaps "satirical" might best describe them. Dictionary.com describes satire as "the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. " - I think that pretty much sums up what I was hoping to achieve with both these and the first collection.
Dan x

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44 comments:

  1. Joy30 June 2008 at 10:49

    You are Amazing! Love it! love it! love it! I remember your first little book of 'altered' nursey rhymes. Dont know how you do it - the words and images are just delicious!!! wish I had a fraction of your talent Dan xx

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  2. AngelaC30 June 2008 at 10:58

    These are wonderful Dan - fabulous stamping and the 'rhymes' made me laugh out loud!

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  3. valerie30 June 2008 at 11:16

    good fun made me chuckle

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  4. Joy30 June 2008 at 11:18

    Hi Dan I'm back again meant to say OI have tagged you! Please see my blog xx

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  5. Jo30 June 2008 at 12:01

    Dan, where do you come up with these!

    Fantastic rhymes, and the picture pages are fab!

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  6. Julie Corfield30 June 2008 at 12:12

    Very amusing!! Great work.

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  7. Anonymous30 June 2008 at 12:43

    Absolutely fantastic, made me smile and laugh. You are totally amazing with your ideas and designs and work. Well done Dan!!!!

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  8. Unknown30 June 2008 at 13:09

    Totally brilliant Dan!! Love them!
    Still smiling...

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  9. Andrea30 June 2008 at 14:28

    these are just brilliant and how you come up with such fabby ideas is just amazing, love everyone especially the little miss muffet, look forward to more talented creations Dan x

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  10. elliemook30 June 2008 at 16:39

    Wow, this is so amazing. People are looking at me now because I've been giggling at your fab rhymes x

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  11. Phree30 June 2008 at 17:04

    Amazing work, but I found it to be more a sad testament to the state of society today - there is far to much harsh truth in this for me to find it funny. Never the less thank you for sharing it.

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  12. stephanie30 June 2008 at 18:02

    very very clever

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  13. Unknown30 June 2008 at 18:47

    These are absolutely amazing - even better than the first ones IMHO. I love the way you have illustrated them and I love the modern twist to the tale. In fact I loved the wrongs so much I made John come up and listen while I read them out and he thinks they are very clever too XXX

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  14. Jay30 June 2008 at 18:52

    That is fantastic, you should get it published.

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  15. Charlol30 June 2008 at 18:58

    Fantastic nursery Rhymes, like you say perfect satire! Very jealous of your ability to invent the new from the old.

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  16. Carmen 30 June 2008 at 19:26

    Hit the nail on the head - especially the burglar one! Very, very good and I love the illustrations :)

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  17. Unknown30 June 2008 at 19:33

    really brilliant - have you been in touch with any publishers???

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  18. misteejay30 June 2008 at 19:43

    Brill book Dan - you have hit the nail on the head with these - you are so clever. Love the piccies.

    Toni :o)

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  19. Hels Sheridan30 June 2008 at 20:59

    Brilliant - and as the proud keeper of the first book of Nursery Wrongs, I can tell you peeps that those piccies won;t be doing the fab artwork justice. Excellent Dan....and if you pop over to Ink on my Fingers, there is a special award waitin for you xx

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  20. Phree30 June 2008 at 21:32

    I don't want to leave any confusion behind. Dan, I think you understood my first comment perfectly. Satire was the word I was searching for in my brain and could not find when I wrote the comment. I love your book, I think this is a very gutsy piece of work - well done for publishing it. I wish more could see it and perhaps be moved to try to make our world a better place, one that does not inspire this kind of satire.

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  21. Jo1 July 2008 at 10:53

    this is just amazing, very, very clever rhymes in a vary gorgeous book

    jo xx

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  22. Bagpuss1 July 2008 at 18:52

    You really are so clever! I love these are they are so funny and sooo true as well which is frightening really!

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  23. unhappy camper1 July 2008 at 22:31

    That was both a totally amazing piece of craftwork and a very clever and very accurate piece of social commentary which I totally loved. If you ever decide to try and market these to the bookshops, put me down for one!

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  24. Carol Q1 July 2008 at 23:28

    what an ace book. you are so clever with colour and the rhymes are hilarious (but with a sting!)

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  25. Kathy1 July 2008 at 23:58

    wow

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  26. Char2 July 2008 at 05:50

    This book is a hoot.

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  27. Jo Capper-Sandon2 July 2008 at 09:52

    Superb...and so true.

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  28. Anonymous2 July 2008 at 14:40

    Amazing work Dan your satire is bang on and the art is fantastic!

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  29. Angelnorth2 July 2008 at 17:03

    Fab combination of biting words and images Dan, love this!

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  30. Linda Vincent2 July 2008 at 18:55

    Utterly brilliant Dan - I wish I could buy a copy!
    Linda V x

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  31. Bree2 July 2008 at 19:48

    Really great - love the art and the creativity of the tales. You really should get an agent :)

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  32. Claireabelle2 July 2008 at 20:27

    Fan-bloomin-tastic!

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  33. Angie C2 July 2008 at 21:10

    Wow Dan, the artwork is amazing and your rhymes are great :-)

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  34. Shashi Nayagam2 July 2008 at 22:57

    Gave me a good laugh they are brilliant!

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  35. Anonymous2 July 2008 at 23:32

    Fantastic poems very true ,Linda sent me over to see! well worth a visit your blog is .Thanks for sharing.
    from sesga xx

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  36. Faye3 July 2008 at 01:34

    Book two is even better than book one! What talent.

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  37. Jaqi3 July 2008 at 08:41

    FANTASTIC DAN, ARE THEY FOR SALE? I WOULD LOVE TO BUY A COPY IF ITS POSSIBLE THEY ARE GREAT, JAQI

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  38. mum-on-the-run3 July 2008 at 17:26

    Great rhymes, love them all. Your stamping is just amazing!!

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  39. Dreamer3 July 2008 at 18:12

    This is great. Love the nursery rhymes. Keep them coming

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  40. Anonymous3 July 2008 at 21:14

    I love this - really clever and definitely publishable - do it!!

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  41. Lesley11 July 2008 at 19:57

    Awesome.Love the craft work but the ryhmes are fantastic.

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  42. June28 July 2008 at 05:57

    Wondeful artwork yet again Dan and as for the words, what can I say but you've hit the nail on the head.
    Well done again
    June x

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  43. Caz2 October 2008 at 23:02

    Such a brilliant little book both for it's artwork and satire! What a very talented man you are.
    When's the next one?

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  44. Canne12 May 2009 at 22:57

    lol lol that is amazing!!! I love it!

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