Sing a Song of Sixpence

Visual Interpretations

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Textual/Historical Information

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Versions and Variants

Textual Versions and Variants - A complete listing of the versions and variants of this rhyme

Visual Versions and Variants - A comparative listing of all associated within Eclipse

Rhyme Specific Bibliography

Sing a Song of Sixpence: Catalogue of an Exhibition Held at the British Library, October 1986-October 1987. Brian Alderson. London, Cambridge University Press and the British Library Board, 1986.

Sing a Song of Sixpence. Illustrated by Walter Crane. London, George Routledge & Sons, 1886. (See Alderson’s Catalogue above, p. 109)

Sing a Song of Sixpence. Maxfield Parrish. Lithograph on paper. Rare Book Department, Free Library of Philadelphia, 1910. http://tfaoi.com/am/2am/2am202.jpg

Sing a Song of Sixpence. Illustrated by Tracey Campbell Pearson. New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, 1985. (Includes lyrics and melody.)

Sing a Song of Sixpence: Marcus Ward’s Royal Illuminated Nursery Rhymes. Edinburgh, W. P. Nimmo, 1872. (See Alderson’s Catalogue above, p. 108)