My, the nursery rhymes in Mother Goose are short! But they are very whimsical and memorable.

I read this to my children when they were babies. It remains my favorite collection of nursery rhymes. ( )

This is a great traditional story about a mother and a mother goose. This story has many care taking characters and teaches kids how to nurture. The reason i like this book is because the mother reminds me a lot of my mom the way she is so sweet and kind hearted. I think this would be a great book for a third grade reader.

This is one of the best Mother Goose book. The pictures are so colorful and cute. I read this to my nieces and they absolutely loved it. When we got to "I see the moon" she would start to tear up and whimper because she knew it was time for bed. I am so glad they rereleased it so other children can enjoy. I would recommed this book for young children.

This is a collection of well known nursery rhymes and many others. The book is very well illustrated with several rhymes to a page and pictures for each. This is an older piece and most of the rhymes are suitable for primary readers.

I have always loved poetry and nursery rhymes were the very first I was able to start reading. I have had this book in my collection for quite awhile. I think these nursery rhymes are a wonderful way to start introducing young ones to poetry, since they are easy to read and are all quite amusing and catchy.

Extension ideas:
1) Have the students each pick their favorite nursery rhyme from the book, illustrate it and recite it to the class.
2) Have the students each write their own simple nursery rhyme.

Thus book includes a large selection of nursery rhymes. Unlike many other books, several of the rhymes contain several verses. The illustrations drawn by Gyo Fujikawa are colorful, amusing, and enhance the rhymes. My edition is dated 1968 and I was amazed at the diversity of the children in the drawings. There are times even today when I have a difficult time finding children's books that are inclusive. The alphabetical index is especially helpful. I like to use the book for party games with both children and adults. One offering with many possibilities is "Elizabeth."

Elizabeth, Libby, Betsy and Bess,
They all went together to seek a bird's nest;
They found a bird's nest with five eggs in,
They all took one, and left four in.

Go figure!!! ( )