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Little Bo-Peep
Tracey Campbell Pearson
Board book (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), Sept. 8, 2004)A nursery rhyme that toddlers can relate toLittle Bo-Peep has lost her sheepand can't tell where to find them . . .The Bo-Peep in question here is a wakeful youngster at play in her crib. And the sheep: two stuffed toys whom she lets fall over the rail. There is no hesitation on Bo-Peep's part to make known to the world her distressing situation, and soon her sleepy-eyed parents come to the rescue. Of course, when her parents leave the room again, there are no s that the little girl is done playing shepherdess.
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The Silly Mother Hubbard
Leonard P. Kessler, Doug Cushman
Hardcover (Garrard Pub Co, Sept. 1, 1980)In this takeoff on the well-known rhyme, Mother Hubbard goes to extraordinary lengths to make her dog happy.
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The Mother Goose Game
Leonard P. Kessler
Hardcover (Garrard Pub Co, Sept. 1, 1980)A traditional nursery rhyme is expanded to include a tuba-playing cat, a singing rug, a flying whale, and a horse who eats pickles.
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Mixed-Up Mother Goose
Leonard P. Kessler, Diane Dawson Hearn
Hardcover (Garrard Pub Co, Sept. 1, 1980)Mother Goose plans a party for all her nursery rhyme friends but on her way home with the party things, she has a fall and becomes mixed-up.
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Hickory Dickory Dock
Leonard P. Kessler, Doug Cushman
Hardcover (Garrard Pub Co, Sept. 1, 1980)In this takeoff on the traditional Mother Goose rhyme, a cat and mouse play around an animated clock face.
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Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling
Tracey Campbell Pearson
Board book (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), April 7, 2005)Nursery rhymes with a contemporary twistAs a father reads Mother Goose at the request of his son, the toddler nods off and is taken to bed "with his trousers on; one shoe off " - it slips away as his mother carries him to his crib - "and one shoe on." There he sleeps peacefully, still clad, while the family dog retrieves the lost shoe.
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Hey Diddle Diddle
Leonard Kessler
Hardcover (Garrard Pub Co, Sept. 1, 1980)None
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Little Miss Muffet
Tracey Campbell Pearson
Board book (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), April 7, 2005)Nursery rhymes with a contemporary twistIn this version of the classic rhyme, Miss Muffet carries her tuffet (a comfy pillow) outdoors to enjoy her bowl of curds and whey. But when a sudden wind blows a spider her way, the girl is gone in a flash, leaving all behind - including her scrumptious snack, much to the delight of her cat.
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Old Mother Hubbard and Other Rhymes
Carolyn Bracken
Hardcover (Ladybird Books, June 1, 1989)Gathers traditional nursery rhymes, including Little Miss Muffet, Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Baa, baa, black sheep, and Simple Simon
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Lullabies
Lulu Delacre
Board book (Simon & Schuster Merchandise &, Aug. 1, 1984)A menagerie of animals lull their young to sleep in soothing rhymes for parents to tell their children
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Kitten Rhymes
Lulu Delarce
Board book (Little Simon, Aug. 1, 1984)Traditional nursery rhymes tell of a cat who visits the Queen, a kitten who spoils her petticoats, a cat who has tea with a dog, and three kittens who lose their mittens
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Counting Rhymes
Lulu Delacre
Board book (Simon & Schuster, Aug. 1, 1984)Two rabbits learn to count from one to twenty, a fishing fox learns one to ten, and courting mice count to twelve
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