Curmudgeon's Book of Nursery Rhymes

Author: Al Manning
Publisher: The Curmudgeon Press
112 Hazelview Dr.
Waynesville, NC 28786
5.5 x 8.5 paperback, Perfect Bound
68 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9791823-0-3
$9.95 plus $1.50 SH

Beloved nursery rhymes told with a twist. In Little Bo Peep, the narrator is one of the sheep, who says "In the first place she didn't lose us," or in Hickory Dickory Dock, the story is told from the viewpoint of the clock.

In Little Miss Muffet, the spider says "I was invited to that fateful lunch," while in Hey Diddle Diddle, the story becomes a sermon by a fundamentalist preacher.

Sometimes thought provoking, often humorous, these retelling of old stories reflect how the Resident Curmudgeon sees life. A true Curmudgeon always looks at things from a little different viewpoint.

Al Manning is a retired Naval Officer, and a retired Instructor in Microcomputer Systems. He lives in Waynesville, North Carolina.