Paula Rego: Nursery Rhymes

The obsessions and fears of childhood are a central concern in Paula Rego’s work – the monumentality and simplicity of her images belies the complexity beneath – which makes her the perfect artist to illustrate to this elegant collection of nursery rhymes.

Introduced by Marina Warner, a writer who has studied the role of myth and fantasy in our culture, this book is both a delightful collection of traditional rhymes, and a collection of images from an artist who understands that childhood is always with us: its fears and fancies a central part of our adult lives.