Here Comes Mother Goose - Softcover

Opie Iona

4.03

329 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406369810 ISBN 13: 9781406369816

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

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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 has, in partnership with her late husband Peter Opie, edited many acclaimed books of children's folklore, including The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. I Saw Esau, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, and My Very First Mother Goose. Rosemary Wells has won many major awards for her books, which include the Max and Ruby stories, three titles about Edward the Unready and Felix Feels Better. About Mother Goose, she says, "These rhymes are a celebration of the English language - it's our history and it's wonderful."

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