Four and Twenty Blackbirds (picture book) explained

Four and Twenty Blackbirds is a 1937 picture book of nursery rhymes collected by Helen Dean Fish and illustrated by Robert Lawson. The book is a collection of nursery rhymes which were considered older when it was published. The book was a recipient of a 1938 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present. Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). en. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329183744/http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal. 2019-03-29. 2019-05-01.