Ring O' Roses - A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book

Synopsis

Ring O' Roses: A Nursery Rhyme is a Picture Book for children written and illustrated by the British illustrator Leonard Leslie Brooke, remembered for his witty illustrations and author of Johnny Crow's Garden, Ring O' Roses, and Johnny Crow's Party.

While we all know Ring O' Roses as a nursery rhyme, there is an interesting fact is associated with this rhyme. Though this book was written before the infamous Great Plague, each word in this rhyme is related to the Plague symptoms and finally “All Falls Down”, which happened in England during 1665.

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