num_pages: 128
description: "Bobby Shaftoe, Old Mother Hubbard, Simple Simon, Jack Sprat, Little Miss Muffet . . . they are all here, along with 200 others . . . From start to finish a treasure house of delight." -- Booklist starred reviewTomie dePaola's collection of traditional rhymes is a visual treat for both children and parents. His cheerful, humorous style enlivens 200 rhymes that star both the familiar Mother Goose cast of characters and those not as well known. Some pages are devoted to one rhyme--including all the verses--while other pages feature a variety of shorter rhymes or thematic groupings (such as verses about weather). Amidst the nursery rhymes are American poems such as "Yankee Doodle" and "Hush Little Baby," along with traditional poems such as "Three Little Kittens." This collection is a delightful introduction to poetry as well as an entertaining, comprehensive Mother Goose book. Parents could read a few rhymes to younger children and longer segments to older preschoolers. Beginning readers who have grown up with this book will move naturally into reading Mother Goose on their own. (Ages 1-6)
language: English
title: Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose
titlecomplete: Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose
genres: Childrens, Grad School, Young Adult, Poetry, Childrens Classics, Picture Books, Classics, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Nursery Rhymes
ratings_count: 670
publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers