Mother Goose Treasury

by Parragon Books

For centuries Mother Goose has been gathering a collection of magical, well-loved tales. Journey to remarkable places and faraway lands with her to meet all kinds of wonder people and animals, and see the words come to life. Parents and grandparents can share special moments with their children and grandchildren by reading and sharing these classic nursery rhymes.

Genres: Childrens

192 pages, Hardcover

Published November 22, 2016

About the author

The Parragon name means quality, entertainment, and value and has been at the forefront of publishing for nearly 40 years. Going forward as an imprint of Cottage Door Press, the Parragon brand includes books that are interesting, entertaining, and affordable. The Parragon tradition continues...

Reviews

[Rob Chappell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an absolutely delightful collection of dozens of classic nursery rhymes. Most of these are anonymous, being a part of traditional English folklore for hundreds of years, but others are attributed (correctly) to popular children's authors of the past few centuries. I remembered many of these rhymes from my childhood days, but many were also unfamiliar to me -- and therefore became surprising discoveries of poems that I had missed out on when I was a child.

What I especially appreciated about the book is that the text is in very large and easily readable print. The illustrations were also colorful and well-drawn, so it was easy to see how the pictures went along with the poems. Finally, to top it all off, there's an index of first lines of each nursery rhyme at the back of the book, so that favorite poems can be found quickly and easily.

All in all, a delightful treat from cover to cover -- a wonderful reminiscence of my childhood days and more poems that I can share with family and friends!

[Carrie Griffin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good collection of Nursery Rhymes that I have been using throughout the week for my class. I read through it today and enjoyed thinking about how I could use them with my class. Most of these I knew, but there were a couple that I had never seen before. I recommend this for anyone who wants a collection of Nursery Rhymes. It's perfect for that.

[Sherry L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful collection of stories, perfect for anyone who reads to children.

[Christian Oliverio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun collection of nursery rhymes. This may not have all of the western rhymes, but it does have way more than I remember as a kid. As an adult, it is fun reading these and seeing the utter darkness we loved singing about as kids (think famine, plague, death, robbery, possibly catabolism, and corrupt monarchy). Obviously there isn't much narrative arc. Also they are not organized by title, theme, length, nor any rhyme or reason. Still, the illustrations make it nice for the kids. If you know the tunes (I did not for most of them), it can be fun trying to make up a rhythm. In the end, a very fine collection that will delight your little one and terrify you. Poor "old man." He died at least three times!