This hardcover treasury of Mother Goose rhymes stands as the finest achievement of the beloved husband-and-wife team, winners of the 1949 Caldecott Medal for The Big Snow. Each of the more than 170 lovingly detailed color and pen-and-ink illustrations has been painstakingly restored from the Haders' original art stored at the University of Oregon. Game songs, tales of boys and girls, and lullabies include "Hickory, Dickory, Dock," "Hey, Diddle, Diddle," "Hot-Cross Buns," "London Bridge," "Georgie Porgie," and dozens more.

 

There are 160 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2014 by Dover Publications Inc. .

Berta and Elmer Hader created many delightful books for children. The Big Snow was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1949. Berta and Elmer Hader created many delightful books for children. The Big Snow was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1949. Berta and Elmer Hader created many delightful books for children. The Big Snow was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1949.