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Mary Engelbreit's Mother Goose: One Hundred Best-Loved Verses

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Mary Engelbreit - 2005

New York Times bestseller! From the warm and colorful imagination of Mary Engelbreit comes a Mother Goose book bursting with warmth and humor.This highly illustrated hardcover treasury includes everyone’s favorite time-honored characters—Little Bo-Peep, Humpty Dumpty, Old King Cole, Jack and Jill, and many, many more.

Readers will enjoy Mary Engelbreit’s interpretations of the mouse running up the clock, piggies going to market, and children dancing 'round the mulberry bush.With one hundred rhymes in all, all lavishly illustrated in Mary Engelbreit's signature style, this collection of time-honored verses is truly a book to behold. Makes an excellent gift for baby showers, new parents, and other special occasions!Special features include:• An introduction from children’s book historian Leonard S. Marcus• A note from Mary Engelbreit about the process of creating the book• An index of first lines—easy to track down your favorite rhyme!

The House That Jill Built

Phyllis Root - 2005

With more than 70 flaps, a giant foldout, and a pop-up surprise, this fun book lets youngsters find out what happens when everyone's favorite storybook characters--including Little Jack Horner and Old Mother Hubbard--move into the house that Jill built.

Full color.

Mama Goose: A Latino Nursery Treasury

F. Isabel Campoy - 2005

Alma Flor Ada and Isabel Campoy, acclaimed authors and scholars of Latino literature, have spent years culling popular and beloved lullabies, jump-rope songs, riddles, proverbs, and more from all over the Spanish-speaking world.

The result is the most comprehensive bilingual folklore collection available in this country. Full of charm and humor, rich with the diversity of Latino cultures, this one-of-a-kind treasury is the perfect introduction to Latino folklore for English speakers, and a trove of familiar favorites for Spanish speakers. The collection includes: Lullabies, Proverbs, Finger plays, Riddles, Lap games, Tall tales and never-ending stories, Sayings for various occasions, A ballad, Nursery rhymes, Songs, Jump-rope songs, Birthday songs, Song games, Christmas carols.

Mother Goose Let's Sing: Nursery Rhymes for Singing and Learning

Studio Mouse LLC - 2005

Sing along to Twinke Twinkle, Working on the Railroad, Three Blind Mice and many more nursery rhymes in this dynamic book.

Includes sing-along CD.

Mother Goose

Mary Engelbreit - 2005

A classic compendium of children's nursery rhymes..

A classic compendium of children's nursery rhymes.

Classic Treasury of Best-Loved Children's Poems

Penny Dann - 2005

Imaginative artwork from best-selling illustrator Penny Dann adds a touch of whimsy to this collection of classic poetry for children from William Wordsworth, Edward Lear, Christina Rossetti, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson, and many other writers.

Children aged 4 to 8 will discover the magic of rhyme as they read forty-eight short poems, sure to spark their imaginations and inspire a love of language. Original illustrations by Penny Dann bring each timeless favorite to life for a new generation of readers. From the soothing “Lullaby and Good Night” to the silly rhymes of “The Owl and the Pussy-Cat,” The Classic Treasury of Best-Loved Chilrdren's Poems is an entertaining introduction to the rich possibilities of the English language and the wonderful world of poetry.

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