Raincoast Books
Available: 02/12/07
8.50 x 11 · 32 pages
978-1-55192-990-3 CDN $19.95 · cl

Ages 3–6

Canadian Title

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The Aunts Come Marching

Bill Richardson

illustrated by Cynthia Nugent

From a beloved CBC personality, this sing-along counting book is a wacky, clever and creative take on a popular campfire song.

The Aunts Come Marching is about a marching band of aunts overstaying their welcome at a relative’s home. As the aunts come marching into the house, they play musical instruments and bring with them a cacophony of fun. Their instruments blare noisily as the house gradually fills and swells with chaos—to the delight of the children and the chagrin of their poor father, who is desperately trying to keep the peace.

Parents and children of all ages can sing aloud the familiar tune’s lyrics and count together as the aunts march onto each page. And everyone will love the wild and exuberant colour illustrations by Cynthia Nugent. This interactive and engaging book is a perfect gift for any child—or aunt!

Bill Richardson (Vancouver, British Columbia) is a well-known columnist, writer, humorist and former CBC radio host. His dozen books include After Hamelin and The Bachelor Brothers’ Bed & Breakfast, which won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1994 and which Publishers Weekly called “a bibliophile’s delight.”

Cynthia Nugent (Vancouver) is an award-winning illustrator who plays trumpet in a community band. Her books include the bestselling Mister Got to Go; Mister Got to Go and Arnie; When Cats Go Wrong and Goodness Gracious, Gulliver Mulligan. She is also the author of the juvenile novel Francesca and the Magic Bike.