"Children's jokes, rhymes, camp legends, song parodies, and more. "Earns straight As in the Nostalgia
Test... All the terrible beauty of childhood is here."
--Washington Post Book World
August House Publishers Web Site, October, 2000
Summary
Concentrating on lore gathered since World War II, Bronner shows the resilience of children's folklore--how it has incorporated social change and regional differences while remaining very similar through several generations and across the United States.
