Books with author Randolph CALDECOTT

A traditional text I set to the 17th century English Country Dance "Epping Forest."lyricsCome lasses and lads take leave of your dads and away to the maypole hie For every fair has a sweetheart there and a fiddler standing by Then Willie will dance with Jane and Johnny has got his Joan And every maid shall trip it and trip it and trip it up and down "Begin," says Matt. "Aye, aye," says Nat, "We'll lead up Packington's Pound." "No, no," says Nolly, and so says Dolly: "We'll first have Sellinger's Round." Then every man began to foot it round about And every maid did step it and step it and step it in and out. "You're off!" says Dick. "Not I," says Nick, "Twas the fiddler played it wrong!" "Tis true," says Hugh and so says Sue, and so says everyone. The fiddler then began to play the tune again. And every maid did jig it and jig it and jig it to the men. Well there they did stay for the whole of the day and they tired the fiddler quite. With dancing and play without any pay from morning until night. They told the fiddler then that they'd pay him for his play, And each a tuppence, a tuppence they gave him and then they went away. "Goodnight," says Harry. "Goodnight," says Mary, "Goodnight," says Dolly to John. "Goodnight," says Sue to her sweetheart Hugh, "Goodnight," says everyone. Some walked and some did run, some loitered on the way, And they bound themselves with kisses twelve to meet next holiday.creditsfrom Sedgefield Fair: More​-​or​-​less traditional songs from England &

"Hey Diddle Diddle" (also "Hi Diddle Diddle", "The Cat and the Fiddle", or "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon") is an English nursery rhyme.One of the most commonly used modern versions of the rhyme is:Hey diddle diddle,The Cat and the fiddle,The Cow jumped over the moon,The little Dog laughed to see such sport,And the Dish ran away with the Spoon. The earliest recorded version of the poem was printed in London in Mother Goose's Melody around 1765, with the lyrics:High diddle diddle,The Cat played the Fiddle,The Cow jump'd over the Moon,The little dog laugh'd to see such Craft,And the Dish ran away with the Spoon.

This story, 'The House That Jack Built', was was one of the first two books illustrated by Caldecott and was originally published in 1878 as part of Caldecott's 'Picture Books' series. Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) was one of the most important British illustrators. He transformed the world of decorated children's books in the Victorian era. In 1877, he was asked by Edmund Evans, the colour printer and talented engraver, to illustrate two children's books. These books were an immediate success and he went on to produce two books every Christmas until he died. Caldecott chose all the stories and rhymes he illustrated and occasionally wrote and added to the stories himself. His delightful style and humour can still be enjoyed by young and old alike. Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight.