Mother Goose: A Collection of Classic Nursery Rhymes

by Michael Hague (Illustrator)

Michael Hague selects his favorite Mother Goose rhymes. "The full-color pictures are lovely to look at; some are enclosed paintings while others wander over an expanse of white page." -- Booklist

Genres: Picture Books, Fiction, Classics, Nursery Rhymes, Literature, Childrens

72 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1984

About the author

Michael Hague is renowned as the illustrator of many children's classics, including editions of The Wizard Of Oz, Peter Pan, The Hobbit, and The Velveteen Rabbit. He also illustrated The Book of Ghosts, Where Fairies Dance, The Book of Wizards, and The Book of Fairy Poetry as well as wrote and illustrated the graphic novel in The Small. Michael lives with his wife, Kathleen, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Reviews

[Emily Degnitz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun read! I didn't remember some of these rhymes!

[Ammie · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a treasure to share these for the first time with my class during tea time today. 😍

[Monique · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grew up with Michael Hague's Hobbit and loved it but sometimes there's something wrong with his pictures. The faces are ugly and postures contorted in many of these illustrations.

[Judy Tarver · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic collection of nursery rhymes that I think every child should read or their parents read it to them. I remember them well from my childhood and I believe other children will too who read or have parents or teachers that read this book to them. I think nursery rhymes help build a child’s imagination. Highly recommend.

[Alexis Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was able to remember when I was a little girl and my grandmother used to read these nursery rhymes to me. I was also able to learn a few new ones, that although they are old in age, they were new to me.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre: Children's fiction, picture book, nursery rhymes
Format: Print
Plot: Mother Goose rhymes, arranged in short stanzas. Perfect for young children who can get restless.
Readers advisory:
Review citation: Booklist, 1997
Source: Librarian recommended
Recommended age: 2-4