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What are little girls made of?

"A feminist reimagining of classic nursery rhymes depicts a Georgie Porgie who never dares to make the girls cry, a Little Bo-Peep who takes no-nonsense care of her sheep and a woman doctor who puts Humpty Dumpty together again"--

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Main Author: Willis, Jeanne (Author)
Other Authors: Follath, Isabelle (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2021.
Edition:First US edition.
Subjects:
Feminism > Juvenile fiction.
Girls in literature > Juvenile fiction.
Nursery rhymes.
Picture books.
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Summary:"A feminist reimagining of classic nursery rhymes depicts a Georgie Porgie who never dares to make the girls cry, a Little Bo-Peep who takes no-nonsense care of her sheep and a woman doctor who puts Humpty Dumpty together again"--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:9781536217339
1536217336
Author Notes:Jeanne Willis wrote her first book when she was five. After that, there was no turning back. She has since written more than three hundred books and has won several awards, which are arranged in the attic where she works along with her collection of caterpillars, pink-toed tarantula skins, and live locusts. Jeanne Willis lives in London.

Isabelle Follath is a freelance illustrator living in Zürich, Switzerland, with her husband and daughter. Having worked for advertising agencies, fashion magazines, and book publishers for more than fifteen years, her true passion lies in illustrating children's books. She uses pen and ink, watercolor, and pencil alongside digital techniques to create her work.

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