Books with title Big Book of Mother Goose

Laughing Elephant's board book version of Mother Goose is a thoroughly charming introduction to the famous nursery rhymes beloved by generations of children. Presented in a sturdy board book format that is perfect for little hands to handle without worry of tears. This newest edition is based on a classic, beautifully illustrated, 1917 version, with charming full color illustrations for every rhyme. The text of the rhymes has been modernized where needed and is suitable for beginning readers. Young children will delight in being read to, or reading for themselves, from this attractively produced volume. With a pleasing die-cut shape, foil embossed cover elements, cloth accented spine, and double thick pages, Mother Goose harkens to the tactile and well crafted books of an earlier time. The rhymes included are: Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son, Rock-a-Bye Baby, Little Miss Netticoat, Goosey Goosey Gander, The Queen of Hearts, Little Tommy Tucker, Baa, Baa, Black, Tommy Snooks and Bessie BrooksSheep, Little Boy Blue, Humpty Dumpty, Pussy cat, Pussy Cat, Little Bo-Peep, Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, Jack and Jill, and Simple Simon.

Mother Goose gets a makeover in this vibrant new collection of childhood classics.This innovative Mother Goose collection combines family favorites with less well-known rhymes in a bright, new package. Here Little Miss Muffet and her tuffet meet Gregory Griggs and his twenty-seven wigs, and the cat and the fiddle are not the only music-makers—there’s also Terrence McDiddler the Three-Stringed Fiddler. From “Hickory, Dickory Dock” to “Higgelty, Piggelty Pop,” Petra Mathers and her vivid, quirky illustrations capture the timeless joy and cleverness that are inherently Mother Goose. This modern collection of Mother Goose classics promises to enchant and delight a new generation of nursery rhyme readers.

This hardcover treasury of Mother Goose rhymes stands as the finest achievement of the beloved husband-and-wife team, winners of the 1949 Caldecott Medal for The Big Snow. Each of the more than 170 lovingly detailed color and pen-and-ink illustrations has been painstakingly restored from the Haders' original art stored at the University of Oregon. Game songs, tales of boys and girls, and lullabies include "Hickory, Dickory, Dock," "Hey, Diddle, Diddle," "Hot-Cross Buns," "London Bridge," "Georgie Porgie," and dozens more.

LITTLE POLLY FLINDERS Sat among the Cinders, Warming her pretty little toes!Her mother came and caught her,And whipped her little daughter.For spoiling her nice new clothes.Born on a Monday,Christened on Tuesday.Married on WednesdayTook ill on Thursday,Worse on Friday,Died on Saturday,Buried on Sunday, This is the end of Solomon Grundy.SOLOMON.GRUNDYSEE, SEE! What shall I see?A horse’s head where his tail should be!