The Classic Mother Goose (Children's Storybook Classics) [Hardcover]

Armand Eisen (Editor), John Steven Gurney (Illustrator), Gail Nelson Hauetter (Illustrator), Arlene Klemushin (Illustrator), Kay Life (Illustrator), Robyn Officer (Illustrator), Richard Walz (Illustrator), Nancy Lee Wiley (Illustrator), William Arthur Wiley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997 | Series: Children's Storybook Classics

This collection of over fifty nursery rhymes includes Jack and Jill, Jack Sprat, Mary had a Little Lamb and This is the House that Jack Built. The rhymes are illust rated in colour by a team of 7 artists of varying styles. '

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

From the short-and-sweet "Jack Be Nimble" (three lines total) to the more fleshed-out "This Is the House That Jack Built," this classic Mother Goose collection will delight children, especially when read aloud. Though the rhymes will certainly be familiar (how many times have you seen tiny baby toes and launched into "This little piggy went to market..."?), this edition has a fresh new look. Colorful illustrations by eight different artists--ranging from the quiet, pastel tones of "Rock-a-Bye Baby" to the more boisterous style of "Jack Sprat"--accompany the text of this fine volume. The Classic Mother Goose is sure to become a treasured and perhaps tattered favorite.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 56 pages
• Publisher: Courage Books (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762401834
• ISBN-13: 978-0762401833
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,583,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book changed my life for the better., July 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Classic Mother Goose (Children's Storybook Classics) (Hardcover)

I got this book when I was little and now I want this book for my little girl. My favorite nursery rhyme is the one about the Crooked man. I reccommend everyone buying this book for their children.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect collection of nursery rhymes., May 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Classic Mother Goose (Children's Storybook Classics) (Hardcover)

The Classic Mother Goose is the perfect book to introduce nursery rhymes to kids of all ages. The illustrations in this book captivate the smallest children and they will choose this book over and over again as a favorite for bedtime stories. My kids read our first copy to death. That is the true test of how good a book is.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Classic Mother Goose Edited by Armand Eisen, August 21, 2001

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Alyson J Van Alstyne (West Milford, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Classic Mother Goose (Children's classics) (Hardcover)

We received this book as a gift for our son's first birthday, and he has loved it to death! He loved to fill in the missing words as we read to him, and quickly learned all of his nursery ryhmes. Now at age 2, he is rediscovering this treasure...he has fallen in love with the illustrations all over again, and he understands the meaning and humor in these wonderful rhymes!