Gris Grimly's Wicked Nursery Rhymes

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Got this for a friend as per request. She is into goth babe

I mainly was drawn to it because of the art. I'm a fan of the artist and when I discover one of his books I have to check it out. If I like the art I buy it. And the story inside the book is a plus that adds to the overall experience.

My middle school children think this book is hilarious!

The art in this book is amazing and the tales are creepy, eerie, gross, morbid and friggin awesome! I bought this book a couple years ago and always break it out in the month of october to read it to my kids under the moonlight. I know...I know. "but you said this isn't a book for normal kids." Well, my kids aren't normal and neither is dad. They absolutely love anything by Tim Burton and so do I, They aren't Goths and neither am I. Their favorite holiday is Halloween and wouldn't ya know it, so is mine.I recently came across another wicked little story book by an equally talented Illustrator and Writer. If you love Spooky Stories shown though a Tim Burton lens, you're gonna love this book and if you love this book you'll love this other twisted take on Goldilocks: And The Three Bears.http://www.amazon.com/Goldilocks-Three-Bears-P-Tanasit-ebook/dp/B015YQFZQS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1443622420&sr=1-1&keywords=p.+tanasit+goldilocks

Grimly's art is an acceptable facsimile of the styles of Ed Gorey and Tim Burton -- but it is when he takes up the pen for other purposes that he gets into trouble. His poetry is wildly uneven, with cringe-inducing lines, such as:'After his instruction's through, he leaves to go find someone new.When he chooses to meander, he flies away upon his gander.'-- from the poem Father Grim'She would scream, curse, spit, and swear.She said things children wouldn't dare.To other classmates, she would be cruel,And so she made no friends at school...'-- from the poem Miss Muffet'Jill would jab him with a pinWhile she bared an evil grin.Jack would bash her on the head,Without guilt, until she bled.'-- from the poem Jack and JillGrimly fans may defend his poorly written poems by pointing out that he is writing them for young children and not adults, that he employs the basic metre so it's easy for kids to follow, but that is no excuse. Kids aren't stupid. They can follow a poem with a more complex rhyming scheme than Grimly has to offer. Observe:'How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tale,And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale!How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spread his claws,And welcomes little fishes in, With gently smiling jaws!''The Walrus and the Carpenter Walked on a mile or so,And then they rested on a rock Conveniently low:And all the little Oysters stood And waited in a row.'These excerpts from Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' & 'Through the Looking-Glass' are both done in a simple 8-6 tempo, but note how much cleaner they are than the excerpts of Grimly's poems above.Bottom line: Don't waste your money on 'Wicked Nursery Rhymes' (they're really not all that wicked, or clever, anyway) unless you really love Grimly's artwork -- and if that's the case, skip his poetry books and purchase his art books instead. Or if you absolutely must have something to read with his art, then purchase the ones he did with the text by Edgar Allen Poe.

If you like the style of Gris Grimly, then you'll definitely love this book. If you don't know Gris Grimly, then this is great opportunity to know him (or his writing and drawing style). This book includes some of the most commonly known nursery rhymes, such as Jack and Jill, Mary Mary quite contrary, and Jack jumps over a candle stick, re-wrote and re-visited by the masterful Grimly! Under the pen of GRIMly you'll see these old, familiar rhymes transformed and interpreted in a new "grim" and "wicked" light, accompanied by the excellent yet morbid illustration. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Gris Grimly - wonderful name isn't it - is the most creative artist I have ever found. Great rhymes, incredible artwork, just the right amount of the creepy factor. This book is for anyone at all (young or old) who appreciates the weird and slightly twisted.

This book is a great twist in the "traditional" fairy tales many of us grew up with. It is a great perspective if the reader enjoys darker stories.