MORE TO nursery rhymes around the world

It is with great pleasure that this blog interviews Gaitree, who I met at Nursery World and Childcare and Education Expo.

It was an honour to be one of the first to hear of her amazing concept to bring learning to life through poems and nursery rhymes from around the world.

How did your book come about?

After working for 10 years in the childcare industry, I have come across a lot of cultures and families from around the world. And this book is meant to celebrate languages that we have come across. My initial research did not come across this unique concept for a book. This is how I decided to embark on this journey.

What do the children learn?

Using the ABC as a framework, this fun concept incorporates learning and passion for other cultures and languages.Through this book, we wanted to showcase the childhood of many of us. Languages are not just words, they embody the traditions, the cultures, the sweet memories as we grew up. With this compilation, our intention is to bring the global community together as a celebration of unity.
Nursery rhymes remind us of our own childhood. We grew up singing and listening to them. Reading them as an adult feels like a joyous reminiscence, and brings the pride of sharing them with this generation and many more to come. This piece of work is indeed a celebration of our childhood, our children, our world… and how languages connect us all.
This book is a celebration of World Languages, our childhood memories associated with these nursery rhymes, let’s celebrate our future generation and hope this book brings joy and fond memories for all readers, old and young.

What is next?

Once this book is successful, I intend to work on edition 2 which will showcase another 26 languages.

You can find more information on this book on our website-

The MORE TO books blog is an extension of the first book in the MORE TO Series: There’s More to Books than Reading- how to help your child bring stories to life, which shares books and activities for across the Early Years Foundation Stage to bring learning to life.