Owls and pussycats, cockles and mussels, golden stockings, wiggly worms and rattlin’ bogs – they’re all here, and more. Another wonderful collection of rhymes to delight any child, from the author and illustrator Sally Go Round the Stars.

A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood [O’Brien black flag] Sarah Webb and Steve McCarthy [SPINE] A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea Sarah Webb and Steve McCarthy [O’Brien black flag] [BACK COVER] Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped his head. Mama called the doctor, and the doctor said: ‘No more monkeys, jumping on the bed!’ Owls and pussycats, cockles and mussels, wiggly worms and rattlin’ bogs – they’re all here, and more. Rhymes, songs and verses to delight any child, from the team behind the bestselling Sally Go Round the Stars. [FRONT FLAP, DESCRIPTION] A wonderfully illustrated collection of nursery rhymes to treasure, and songs, poems and rhymes to share. Enjoy Irish favourites like ‘Brian O’Linn’ and ‘I’ll Tell Me Ma’, classics such as ‘My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean’ and ‘Monday’s Child’, silly rhymes that every child will love like ‘Beans’, ‘Pardon Me’ and ‘On Top of Spaghetti’, as well as magical verses for children written by Oscar Wilde, Alice Taylor, Julie O’Callaghan, James Joyce and others. Praise for Sally Go Round the Stars ‘A cracker … Beautifully illustrated.’ Ryan Tubridy, The Late Late Toy Show ‘Children from three years upwards will be rapt – as will parents reliving their childhoods.’ The Sunday Business Post ‘An anthology to use now and treasure later.’ Evening Echo [BACK FLAP, BIOGS – Sarah and Steve to check/update] Sarah Webb is the author of the Ask Amy Green and Songbird Café series for young readers. She worked for many years as a children’s bookseller and now combines writing with schools visits, reading and giving workshops at festivals, and teaching creative writing. In 2015, Sarah was awarded the Children’s Books Ireland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Books. She is the Children’s Literary Advisor to Listowel Writers’ Week and was writer in residence for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in 2016/2017. For more, visit www.sarahwebb.info Steve McCarthy is a Dublin-born art maker and obsessive picture-builder. With a keen interest in colour and character, Steve has managed to sneak his singular style into many forms, from Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar-nominated feature film Song of the Sea to children’s books and projects for brands worldwide. His work won Best Illustration at the IDI Irish Design Awards 2016. For more, visit www.mrstevemccarthy.com Sarah and Steve’s first book together for The O’Brien Press was Sally Go Round the Stars (with Claire Ranson), which was nominated for Irish Children’s Book of the Year at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.