N Is for Nursery

A is for all of us—everyone. Playing, learning, having fun.

The letters of the alphabet are brilliantly brought to life in a bright nursery school, where the children learn and play. B is for building blocks . . . but also for blowing out the candles on a birthday cake! C is for the colorful chairs the children take when the teacher rings a chime. Lively pictures designed around each letter show the children dancing, singing, listening to stories, tickling one another, and even engaging in an exciting game of tug-of-war. The fun rhymes and imaginative words for each letter make N is for Nursery a great book for children just learning to read and to recognize letters and letter sounds.

Originally published in 1956, N is for Nursery is the most recent addition to the Bodleian Library’s children’s book imprint and the perfect book for children to take with them on a new adventure like starting school.

Blossom Budney (1921–2012) was the author of many children’s books, including Huff Puff Hickory Hill, A Cat Can Count, and My Pony, Joker. Vladimir Bobri (1898–1986) was an artist and illustrator. Starting in the 1940s, he illustrated children’s books, a number of which have now become classics.