Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes

by Walter Jerrold, Charles Robinson (Illustrator)

“Doctor Foster went to Glo’ster, In a shower of rain; He stepped in a puddle right up to his middle, And never went there again.” A bumper crop of nursery rhymes for the delight of the very young. In his Introduction, Jerrold explains how his selection was based on earlier collections made by John Newbery, Joseph Ritson and James Orchard Halliwell. He goes on to add, “ Students divide our rhymes into narrative pieces, historical folk-lore, game rhymes, counting-out rhymes, jingles, fragments, etcetera, but for the children for whom and by whom they are remembered, and for whom they are here collected and pictured anew, they are just — Nursery Rhymes.”

Genres: Poetry, Childrens

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1903

About the author

Walter Copeland Jerrold (May 03 1865-October 27 1929) was an English writer, biographer, and newspaper editor.

Jerrold was born in Liverpool but spent most of his life in London, where he followed a literary career. Starting work as a clerk in a newspaper counting-house, he went on to become deputy editor of The Observer. He edited many classic texts for the newly founded Everyman’s Library, he wrote biographies, he produced stories for children under the name of Walter Copeland.

"Tradition in the nursery has acted as a severe editor." He had five daughters (m. Clara Armstrong Bridgman 1895), and one, Ianthe Jerrold (1898–1977) wrote fiction.

Biographies (Lamb 1905),
Children's books (Big Book of Fables 1987),
Classic texts for Everyman's Library,
Travel books for Blackie & Son "Beautiful England" series (Hampton Court 1916)

Reviews

[Cassie Atkinson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I grew up with the typical Mother Goose rhymes and still enjoyed those that were familiar, but holy cow.. this was made for kids?! Everything dies, gets murdered, or doesn't make any sense. Kind of dark and twisted! The illustrations were fun, but it was also weird at the same time. Idk what to think.

[Tom Houlton · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Here's Sulky Sue;
What shall we do?
Turn her face to the wall
Till she comes to.'

Absolute classics, complete with beautiful illustrations. Should be passed down generations for all of time.

[Sipz and Storiez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great collection of the Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes. This edition has more than any other edition I've read and includes classic nursery rhymes and lesser-known ones all in one volume.

[Robyn Crystal Larsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

For the last two weeks of school I read these to Joshua's class. I read them from my original book I got when I was four (which is falling apart:). It was fun as I would start one and the class would repeat them along with me. It brought back a lot of memories for me from growing up. I have also been reading them to Summer here at home. Classic.

[Ronna · Rating 4 out of 5]

When my maternal grandmother use to come and visit she would tell me a poem to help me fall asleep. I have been searching for that poem for years. I found it in this book it's called, "The Obstinate Pig." Cute collection of old time nursery rhymes.

[Elaine Moore · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love this book for reading to infants/toddlers! It is not my favorite Nursery Rhyme book, however it is full of a large variety of rhymes that you do not hear all the time.