My Very First Mother Goose

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. 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 ôHey Diddle, Diddle" and ôPat-a-Cakeö to ôLittle Jack Hornerö and ôPussycat, Pussycatö ù familiar verses that have been passed from parent to child for generations and are every childÆs birthright. With watercolors by Rosemary Wells capturing the simple joy and sly humor of the classic nursery rhymes, this special anniversary volume features a 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.

• | Author: Iona Opie
• | Publisher: Candlewick
• | Publication Date: Sep 27, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 108 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Juvenile Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0763688916
• | ISBN-13: 9780763688912