Mother Goose: The Original Volland Edition [Hardcover]

Eulalie Osgood Grover (Editor), Frederick Richardson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 29, 1988 | Age Level: 5 and up

The classic Volland edition of Mother Goose makes a beautiful addition to any home library. Features more than 100 traditional rhymes, each accompanied by a full-page, full color illustration by Fredrick Richardson.

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The classic Volland edition of Mother Goose makes a beautiful addition to any home library. Features more than 100 traditional rhymes, each accompanied by a full-page, full color illustration by Fredrick Richardson.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Derrydale (February 29, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517436191
• ISBN-13: 978-0517436196
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #805,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love the English language, buy it., October 23, 2001

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Moten Swing (NYC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mother Goose: The Original Volland Edition (Hardcover)

This is the definitive collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes. If you love words and language, this is for you. This book has all the old favorites and many that you've never heard. Compare them with the modern versions of the same rhymes and you'll see how society has changed--as well as our attitudes about children.

To be culturally literate, English speakers should know their Mother Goose. Beware, however: These are not bowdlerized. Sometimes violent, always reflective of a rougher time, this book is perhaps not best for the casual reader just looking for a few rhymes. With my daughter (22 months), I pick and choose which ones I read. She loves them.

"Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye..."

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting illustrations, and all the original rhymes!, November 13, 1999

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This review is from: Mother Goose: The Original Volland Edition (Hardcover)

This is one of those classics that I want my children to grow up with. These beautiful illustrations are enchanting and are beautifully presented with the original rhymes in lovely, old-style typeset. Delightful!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the Mother Goose book I had as a child, January 24, 2003

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K. Buckley "Avid reader and St. Louis Mama" (Saint Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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I was so thrilled to find this version of Mother Goose still in print. I had this book as a child, and I can close my eyes and still see the gorgeous illustrations. I am 33 years old now, and expecting my first baby, and when I saw this book on Amazon.com ... I had to buy it immediately. My copy is dog-eared and covered in crayon and the binding is shot. Not only is owning this book again nostalgic for me, but I look forward to reading it to my baby as my parents read it to me. It's not watered down Mother Goose. These rhymes reflect a different era and there is a bit of violence in a few of them. But I read them from a very young age without incident and I plan on letting my child enjoy this book as I did.