Here Comes Mother Goose
- ISBN13: 9780763606831
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Presents more than sixty traditional nursery rhymes, including “Old Mother Hubbard,” “I’m a Little Teapot,” and “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe,” accompanied by illustrations of various animals.Amazon.com Review
Ready or not, here she comes! That clever, mischievous, loving matriarch of the nursery knows more verses and ditties than you can shake a stick at. From the familiar “Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater” and “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush” to the more … More >>
Here Comes Mother Goose was disappointing to me. On page 26 and 27, what are little girls and little boys made of have the verse reversed. Any good editor should have found that error. The book on the whole was a disappointment to me.
Rating: 2 / 5
The switching of “What little girls/little boys are made of” is asinine. While I am not a proponent of burning books, I might as well have burned the money I spent on this one. How disappointing. I recognize that the argument to keep politics out of nursery rhymes has been disputed ad nauseum, but that’s really the point isn’t it? If you, like me, prefer that your kids learn the rhymes the same way they’ve been passed down, then avoid this book. That one change has rendered all else suspect. However, if you are down with feminism rah rah, here’s the book for you. But why not call it, “Here comes Androgynous Goose.” After all, the image of a maternal fowl spouting gibberish promotes a terrible stereotype. One that the author might well wish to avoid. In fine, this book lays a big fat egg. Thanks. You’ve been great. Don’t forget to tip the bartender.
Rating: 1 / 5
I have two of the Rosemary Wells/Ione Opie Mother Goose books that we’ve enjoyed for many years. The pictures are large & colorful, and the poems are just the right size for younger listeners. This is the second time that I’ve bought the series after 10 years, as my kids loved them so much that they took them EVERYWHERE, and the books were worn out from too much loving. I like the mix of familiar & new-to-us rhymes, especially as my husband is British, and some that I didn’t know were familiar to him. Great additions to a library!
Rating: 5 / 5
We received this book as a baby shower gift, and several times since then, I’ve given it to others at their baby showers. The illustrations in this book are so beautiful. I wish some of them were available as frame-able art for children’s rooms.
Rating: 5 / 5
I just want to respond to the person who said that there was an error on what boys and girls are made of (p.26-27). This is a children’s book of the 90s and the reversal was made intentionally to try to rid of stereotypes of boys and girls. This book has wonderful illistrations and large print, perfect for young children!
Rating: 5 / 5