Alluring yet disturbing, full of bright colours but with the possibility of a darker interpretation - both could be a description of many of our best-loved nursery rhymes and the work of Portuguese artist Paula Rego. The Poetry Library has just acquired Paula Rego Nursery Rhymes, a beautiful hardback with a selection of the most familiar rhymes such as 'Old Mother Hubbard', 'Who Killed Cock Robin' and 'Sing a Song of Sixpence', each with a fantastically atmospheric illustration by Rego.
