If you are determined to have the young children in your life grow up being happy, kind, and successful…
This will be the MOST INVALUABLE thing you will ever read!
As an adult who genuinely cares, you likely have plenty of children’s books around and understand the power of reading, right?
But if you want to give those precious kids the very best and play a crucial part in who they become…
You must recognize that NOT ALL children’s books aim for that!
It’s imperative to read between the lines…
Especially when it comes to nursery rhymes!
Here’s why…
Did you know that “Ring around the Rosie” is said to be about children perishing from the Bubonic Plague? [I’m referring to the well-known version here]
The Rosie Red rash made a ring on the skin… the Posies- flowers to cover the stench! They ‘fell’ …as you can now see what that meant!
Absolutely Heartbreaking!
There are many examples, but here’s one more…
“Rock-a-Bye Baby…on the tree top…”
The sweet baby is falling From. A. Tree. (Down will come baby, cradle and all!)
It’s said to be about the demise of an infant so another could take over as heir!
And we sing our babies to sleep with that??
That’s not comforting… it’s horrifying!
You’ve been spoon-feeding these to your children, and you didn’t even know it!
But it’s OK!!
And here’s why…
There’s something NEW…
It’s an opportunity to give them better and brighter rhymes that will have a positive effect on their precious hearts and developing brains…
Before the chatter…
Before the media, the bullying, the negativity, and self-consciousness all attack.
While a little research into the actual words and meanings of the past rhymes will show just how unnerving they are…
A glimpse into the new, heartwarming rhymes will prove that this is what nursery rhymes are and need to be in your children’s lives now!
Unlike the somber rhymes of the past, these new twists-
- Display parent’s love for their children
- Evoke kindness for others
- Teach imperative life lessons
- Promote sharing and caring
- Spark the imagination
- Instill everlasting values
- Help develop a sense of self-worth
- Promote child literacy
Amazing, right?
So how did these NEW twists come to be?
Well…
Once you see it, you can’t UN-SEE it!
I, Cassandra Lennox, a writer and avid reader ever since way back in my Nursery Rhyme years (my mom said I verbally recited my own original poems starting at 6 years old and my nose was always in a book) was singing “Rock a Bye Baby” to my infant son Joey in the wee hours of the night…
When suddenly it hit me what I was saying…
In this sweet and loving tone, I sang that I’d put him in a treetop where he’d then fall to the ground…
And realizing the words could be so much sweeter and meaningful, yet still go along with the tune….
I Re-Wrote it…
In words that I would LOVE to sing to my own precious children, and all the children in my life…
Words that I want them to memorize, recite and carry with them through the years.
After re-creating that rhyme, dozens more rhymes followed, each created to play an imperative part in children’s growth, learning, values, and family bonding…
Each one was lovingly developed, filled with purpose, joy, love, kindness, and laughter.
The “tradition” of reading nursery rhymes remains within these new and honest versions. Many of them even go right along with the cadence, story, or melody of the ones we knew!
I respect the “tradition” and the concept that nursery rhymes are “meant” to share, enjoy, and span the generations.
But Now…
With those extra special new elements of humor, connection, modern life, and a mission to encourage reading and child literacy…
You are at the forefront of an evolution in rhyme and song, and the tradition, connection, and impact on the future that they will bring.
As a mother of four beautiful children, I’ve seen the joy and growth these rhymes have given my own “kangaroos.”
Times have changed and rhymes can, too.
To all today’s children, these are for YOU.
The past is the past.
Now, today, with ALL that life is throwing at us…
Our children need and deserve better!
Don’t You Agree?
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