One two buckle my shoe |
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| Title : | One two buckle my shoe |
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| Creator : | Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 | ||
| Source : | Walter Crane's new toy book | ||
| Place Of Creation : | London | ||
| Publisher : | Routledge | ||
| Date of creation : | [1873] | ||
| Additional Creator : | Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905 | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
The counting rhyme 'One two buckle my shoe', popular even today, first appeared in printed form in 1805, but is probably much older. Walter Crane's illustrations are clear and bright even after a century and his depiction of late 19th century children are lively and full of interest. Unlike many nursery rhymes there appears to be no link to an historical event: it is simply a counting rhyme to assist young children to learn to count. One, two Buckle my shoe Three, four Knock at the door Five, six Pick up sticks Seven, eight Lay them straight Nine, ten A big fat hen Eleven, twelve Dig and delve Thirteen, fourteen Maids a-courting Fifteen, sixteen Maids in the kitchen Seventeen, eighteen Maids in waiting Nineteen, twenty My plate's empty
There are several other variations and the rhyme is believed to have at one time gone up to 30. |
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| Period : | 1852-1883 |
| Further reading : | Muir, Percy H. English children's books, 1600 to 1900, London: Batsford, [1954] Opie, Iona and Peter (eds.) The Oxford dictionary of nursery rhymes, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980, c1951 Whalley, Joyce Irene. Cobwebs to catch flies: illustrated books for the nursery and schoolroom, 1700-1900, London: Elek, 1974 |
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