Imbued with the artist's love of nature and overflowing with charming details, this spectacular compilation includes such timeless favorites as Old Mother Hubbard, Mary had a little lamb, and Rock-a-bye baby. Sylvia Long's Mother Goose is a perfect gift that, like the rhymes themselves, will be passed from one generation to the next.

    Simple text and touchable, color illustrations will charm any child.

    Here, too, Mother Goose introduces many characters who are sure to become favorites in the future -- Mrs. Murphy, Little Jumping JOan, and Elsie Marley. All are included in this wonderful anthology compiled by the much-celebrated team of Iona Opie, the leading expert on children's lore, and Rosemary Wells, one of today's finest picture book artists. With more than one hundred favorite nursery rhymes, each illustrated with award-winning originality and liveliness, this is a book that will be passed on and shared for generations to come.