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ISBN: 9780763688912
Hardcover $24.99
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The book is sturdy and should withstand the rough handling that wee little hands can give a book turning pages and fingering the pictures.
Some of the pages of illustrations are more appealing to me than others but all have a distinct charm. I particularly liked "Puffer-billies all in a row," "Little Boy Blue," "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon," "Pat A Cake," "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed that I lie on.," and "The Brave Duke of York, he had ten thousand men..."
Some of the rhymes are cut short in deference to the intended age of the audience. My Very First Mother Goose brings the beloved rhyming charm to the very young with lots of cute images to capture their attention and imagination.
About the book: To a small child, words are magical. And the most magical of all are the beloved words of Mother Goose. Here, folklorist Iona Opie has gathered more than sixty treasured rhymes in their most perfect, honest forms, from “Hey Diddle, Diddle" and “Pat-a-Cake” to “Little Jack Horner” and “Pussycat, Pussycat”—familiar verses that have been passed from parent to child for generations and are every child’s birthright. With watercolors by Rosemary Wells capturing the simple joy and sly humor of the classic nursery rhymes, this special anniversary volume features a new case cover and jacket and includes a note from the illustrator on the unparalleled influence of Mother Goose, both during childhood and far beyond it.
Twenty years after Iona Opie and Rosemary Wells released their first collection of Mother Goose rhymes, the celebrated original is back in a gorgeous anniversary edition.
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I certainly was aware of Mother Goose as a child. I guess the Old Lady Who Lived In a Shoe was always very memorable.
ReplyDelete1. Iona Opie also wrote "I Saw Esau."
2. Rosemary Wells also wrote and illustrated "Felix Stands Tall."
I remember a book I had when I was small which was full of Mother Goose nursery rhymes. One of my favorites was, "As I was going to St. Ives." I think it went like this: As I was going to St. Ives,
ReplyDeleteI met a man with seven wives;
Every wife had seven sacks,
Every sack had seven cats,
Every cat had seven kits;
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St. Ives?
Was Mother Goose a part of your early "literature"? I don't think so.
ReplyDeleteWhat rhyme did you like best? Can you quote it? I like Jack and Jill and I can quote it
(1) What did you discover about the author, Iona Opie? She lives in England
ReplyDelete(2) What did you discover about the illustrator, Rosemary Wells? She has illustrated more than 120 books
Absolutely - Mother Goose rhymes were part of my early literature. I still can recite a number of Mother Goose rhymes that many people do not know.
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I learned:
ReplyDeleteIona and Peter Opie edited many books of children's literature.
Rosemary Wells is the author and/or illustrator of more than 120 books.
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Not really.
ReplyDeleteMarilyn
Rosemary Wells lives in a small town in New England.
ReplyDeleteIona Opie lives in England
Marilyn
1. In partnership with her late husband, Peter Opie, she edited many acclaimed books of children’s folklore, among them I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild’s Pocket Book, a splendid selection of jeers, riddles, and jump-rope rhymes chanted by generations of children.
ReplyDelete2. Born in New York City, Rosemary Wells grew up in a house filled with “books, dogs, and nineteenth-century music.”
Mother Goose was definitely part of my childhood repertoire. In fact, the first book I bought for my daughter was an early 19th-century Mother Goose I got on eBay. The rhyme I've probably referred to most often as an adult, whenever I meet someone new and dislike them without any obvious reason, is "I do not like thee, Dr Fell / The reason why, I cannot tell / But this I know and know full well / I do not like thee Dr Fell!"
ReplyDeleteSadly I don't remember what books were read to me when I was young, but I remember being read to!
ReplyDeletemother goose was definitely part of my child hood. my favorite was the little old lived that lived in a shoe
ReplyDeleteYes, I had Mother Goose. Sing a sing of six-pence a pocket full of rye, 4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie. When the pie was open they then began to sing. Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king!
ReplyDeleteYes, I grew up with Mother Goose. My favorite rhyme is Hickory Dickory Dock. I can quote it!
ReplyDeleteI learned that Iona Opie released this 20 years ago and this is an anniversary edition. Rosemary wells is the author and/or illustrator for more than 120 books for kids.
ReplyDeleteI liked Mother Goose. My favorite was Jack & Jill, I can quote it.
ReplyDeleteI learned that Iona Opie lives in England. I learned that Rosemary Wells lives in a small town in New England.
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