Purveyors of the Magic of Imagination
Czarodziej, Volshebnik, Mag & Llyfrawr
 
Books for the young at heart
of the twenty-first century
eNursery Rhymes by Mother Mouse
 

The rhymes teach the necessary little lessons of life in the computer age with an infectious rhythm that makes them hard to forget.
The critics' reaction has been positive. eNursery Rhymes™ has been recommended by ComputerEdge Magazine and The MidWest Book Review calls eNursery Rhymes™ "a delightful collection of brief poems . . ., deriving from the computer and the internet, have that very funny but "oh-so-true" recognition that will entertain and delight the reader."
Judge's comments from the Writer's Digest Book Awards:

"Turning Mother Goose rhymes into computeresque rhymes is a very clever idea, and one that is well done. The rhymes work well, keeping the flavor of the Mother Goose originals, and benefiting from the witty additions of Mother Mouse. Especially clever are 'A Jolly Phisherman,' 'Hickory Dickory Dare,' 'There Once was a Program,' and 'A Diller, a Dollar.' The notes and glossary are a nice touch and make for fascinating reading. 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' is witty."

  • This book is a translation of the original Assembly-language nursery rhymes by Mother Mouse, presented here to the English-speaking reader for the first time. (See the “Afterword”.)
    The book contains:
  • A Glossary for the technically challenged and for readers one hundred years hence, to whom the word ‘spider,’ in the context of the Internet, will undoubtedly be as incomprehensible as the word ‘whey’ is in nursery rhymes for today’s reader. The glossary makes it easy for adults to pick up computer jargon and history along with the (grand)children to whom they read the rhymes.
  • An Index of First Lines helps you to find your favorite rhymes quickly.
  • The volume closes with a Short Story for the young-at-heart of the computer age. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice in the Modern Age" shows that natural intelligence and computers do not always mix well.

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