Mother Goose

by Aurelius Battaglia

Illus. in full color. 36 favorite Mother Goose rhymes, expressively illustrated.

Genres: Nursery Rhymes, Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Aurelius Battaglia was an American illustrator, writer and director.

Reviews

[Briana Bencivenga]

1. Awards: n/a
2. Appropriate grade level: Preschool-Kindergarten
3. Original Summary: This book pairs traditional rhymes and colorful, engaging illustrations. These rhymes range from “Humpty Dumpty” to “There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe”.
4. Original Review: I grew up reading and listening to these rhymes. I like the engaging illustrations and use of rhyming. This is great for developing phonological awareness.
5. 2-3 in class uses: These rhymes can be used during transitions or when learning about rhyming words.

[Samantha]

1. (none)
2. PreK-Kindergarten
3. This book has lots of engaging pictures that go along with traditional rhymes.
4. I enjoyed this book because I think it would be appealing to young children, and I liked the fact that it had some of my favorite rhymes from when I was little.
5. This book would be great for teaching young children rhyming, and for read-alouds.

[Kira Riccio]

1. (None)
2. Kindergarten-Grade 1
3. “Mother Goose” includes many traditional nursery rhymes including Humpty Dumpty and There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.
4. I love that this book includes so many well known nursery rhymes all together. They are easy reads for children and are repetitive.
5. This can be used when teaching fantasy, fairytales and rhyming.

[Daniella Delgado]

1. N/A
2. Pre-K -K
3. This book is filled with lots of nursery rhymes such as "Ring-a-ring o' roses", "Jack be nimble", and "Pat-a-cake". It has lots of colorful pictures next to every rhyme.
4. I thought it was a cute book. It was interesting to see the types of nursery rhymes, some I had never heard of because I did not grow up listening to them.
5. Rhyming, read-aloud.

[Siskiyou-Suzy]

I semi-collect old nursery rhyme books. This is a part of my collection because I enjoy the illustrator, but to be honest, there's nothing special here. Beyond just being a little nursery rhyme book. There are variations in here, as there always are: for instance, "a-tishoo, a-tishoo" instead of "ashes, ashes" in Ring Around the Rosie. There's always something vaguely unfamiliar along the rest of the familiar.

[Laura]

Love all the nursery rhymes, and the artwork is great.

[Tanya]

Classic Mother Goose rhymes. I feel like some had additional verses not in this book.

[Kayla Clancy]

2. 1-2
3. This book is full of classic nursery rhymes with colorful pictures to go along with them.
4. These are the classic nursery rhymes that I grew up singing and listening to. I still use these rhymes today with my niece because they are timeless.
5. I would use this in the classroom as a transition piece possibly singing a song a clapping to clean up. I may even use this when discussing rhymes.