"Mother Goose's timeless rhymes are quite at home in this new setting." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A fresh and welcome contribution." -- School Library Journal (starred review) "Brimming with infectious joy." -- Horn Book (starred review) "This gathering of common and not-so-common rhymes will be a hit with young readers and pre-readers in any setting, urban or otherwise." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Preschoolers will enjoy seeing kids like themselves in pictures that make the familiar rhymes part of imaginative fun on the city sidewalk, where girls and boys come out to ride their scooters and bikes, play ball, and dream." -- Booklist (starred review) 'Crews has collected over 40 Mother Goose rhymes and photos of an urban neighborhood to bring the poems to life in a modern, relatable way" (in the article "My First Poems: 12 Great Poetry Books for Kids Ages 0-4'). -- Brightly.