Mother Goose

Caldecott Honor

I've loved Tudor's illustrations since I was a child and her pictures were in my copy of my then favorite book, The Secret Garden. ?�I am so glad that the library in Hawthorne NV held onto this book so I could revel in the nostalgia of her art and these old familiar rhymes.

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?áWhat's surprising me is how many of these rhymes are new to me. ?áTo me, and avid reader of Mother Goose books for children, and of scholarly books analyzing the histories of nursery rhymes! ?áFor that reason alone I highly recommend this book. ?áI also appreciate that my edition, at least, is well designed, with one rhyme per picture per page (mostly), and the whole thing small enough to fit a toddler's hands. ?áThe pictures are mostly simple, and only about 1/2 are colored, but that's actually impressive for ?á1944. ?áOh, and even the familiar rhymes are often illustrated with a twist: for example, the old woman's shoe full of children is not a high top ankle boot, but is an upside-down brogue... much more sensible!

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