We have a glimpse here of Tibet, before and after the Chinese occupation, that is unsentimental and down to earth. Yangzom Brauen has given us an informative and even surprising picture of a place and time that most readers will never see

This book paints a vivid picture of Tibetan experience... Through the personal stories of three women from one Tibetan family, it recalls the imposition of Chinese rule in Tibet and the subsequent efforts of many Tibetans to preserve their identity and treasured values in exile

At once grim and uplifting. A necessary book

A brave and beautiful story'

Mr Roud has collected skipping rhymes, nonsense rhymes, "rude and horrible rhymes", clapping games, and much more, and compared them to the lore of old

Steve Roud's magisterial The Lore of the Playground takes us deeper in to a collective experience

Carefully researched, elegantly written and well presented ... an absolute treasure chest of children's folklore ...Whether your interest is folklore, nostalgia or trivia, or you simply want a resource book of games and rhymes, this magnum opus will not disappoint

Charming ... This is a book to bring pure, childlike joy, as you remember games and rhymes forgotten for a lifetime

Childhood memories will keep flooding back as you flick through this well researched and readable book

There is much that is reassuring in this book, which shows the resilience of childhood traditions ... Childhood is a realm we have all inhabited, and it is extraordinary how a jingle, or [a] phrase ... can transport us back to a world of rituals, games and traditions as unbending as those of the Medes and Persians. If you want to make that journey, The Lore of the Playground will certainly point the way

A highly detailed collection ... In short, this magnum opus is a treasure of a book to be frequently consulted

A superb piece of scholarship but also a quite splendidly satisfying dip-and-read book

A meticulously researched project which took me back to my own childhood

Steve Roud's magisterial The Lore of the Playground takes us deeper in to a collective experience