Here Comes Mother Goose (My Very First Mother Goose) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763606839 ISBN 13: 9780763606831

Publisher: Candlewick, 1999

Synopsis

From the award-winning creators of My Very First Mother Goose, an invitation to the simple joy and the sly humor that are the essence of Mother Goose.

Spread the word — here comes Mother Goose — and with her comes an entire procession of best-loved nursery rhyme characters, including Mary Mary Quite Contrary, Simple Simon, Old Mother Hubbard, Little Tommy Tucker, the Queen of Hearts, and many more. Joining them is an array of colorful folk you may not have met before: Mrs. Murphy, for instance, and My Aunt Jane; Freda the American Beauty, Bonny Bobby Shaftoe, and Dusty Bill from Vinegar Hill — each of them well worth getting to know, as we're sure you'll agree!

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Review:

Ready or not, here she comes! That clever, mischievous, loving matriarch of the nursery knows more verses and ditties than you can shake a stick at. From the familiar "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater" and "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" to the more obscure "I'm Dusty Bill from Vinegar Hill," this lovely, good-humored collection of nursery rhymes is sure to find a place on the shelf of classics. On the heels of her first award-winning collection, My Very First Mother Goose, world-renowned folklorist Iona Opie brings together still more of her never-ending supply of childhood verse. And once again the incomparable Rosemary Wells (Max's Bath, Max's Bedtime, Max's Ride) has joined Opie to enchant young readers as the two blend ancient verse with fresh new pictures. Soft, appealing watercolors depict a comical menagerie of ducks, bunnies, cats, and guinea pigs, wittily interpreting more than 60 old favorites. No new parent should be without this indispensable treasure. (Click to see a sample spread. Copyright 1999 by Rosemary Wells. Used by permission of Candlewick Press.) (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter

About the Author:

Iona Opie (1923–2017) dedicated her life to collecting and preserving children's rhymes as art form. In a partnership with her husband, Peter Opie, she edited many acclaimed books for children's folklore, including The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes.

Rosemary Wells is the author and illustrator of more than 60 books for young readers. She has won many awards for her work, including more than 20 ALA Notable Book citations, The New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. About Mother Goose, she says, "Mother Goose is a real culture. It's the real words of people who lived long ago. These rhymes are a celebration of the English language — it's our history and it's wonderful." Rosemary Wells lives in Briarcliff Manor, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0763606839
• ISBN 13: 9780763606831
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 108
• Editor: Opie Iona
• Illustrator: Wells Rosemary