Old Mother Goose and other nursery rhymes

by Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen

An illustrated collection of traditional rhymes.

Genres: Childrens, Poetry, Picture Books

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Alice Provensen collaborated with her late husband, Martin, on numerous highly acclaimed picture books, including the Caldecott Medal-winning The Glorious Flight and Nancy Willard's Newbery Medal-winning A Visit to William Blake's Inn, which was also a Caldecott Honor Book. The Provensens have been on the New York Times list of the Ten Best Illustrated Books eight times.

Reviews

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an old book from my husband's childhood that his mom recently gave him. I have a Disney album of Mother Goose growing up so this was a pleasant way to renew my memory of them.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good quick reference for any nursery rhymes you'd like to work on. Or even possible teach child for recitation.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

Some of these 'rhymes' don't even rhyme! Not very well done at all.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like that there are so many rhymes in here I didn't know -- it's not like other collections, yet it's still fairly short. Many of the illustrations are adorable. I'm not a fan of the spread with the flowers going down the edges and all the pictures have the same look about them, like patchwork. It's just not my favorite style, and I hate how it disrupts the book with the already-familiar pattern.

[Lamar Daniel]

I love the pictures in the book. I can use this book to show kids how words rhyme