A classic collection of timeless nursery rhymes and traditional songs, complemented and enhanced by full-colour reproductions of Le Mair's original drawings. Henriette's depictions of children at work and play are as charming today as when they were first published. Including such favourites as "Mary Had A Little Lamb" and "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush," the grace, humour and beauty of youth is captured perfectly in Le Mair's exquisite illustrations.

 

This book is part of a book series called Golden Days Nursery Rhymes .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Henriette Willebeek Le Mair (1889-1966) was born in Rotterdam to a family of wealthy merchants. Her father, a keen patron of the arts, encouraged his daughter's artistic talent, and in 1910 she was commissioned to illustrate a collection of nursery rhymes, which was originally published as Our Old Nursery Rhymes. Through her extensive travels abroad, Henriette developed an interest in Eastern religion, languages and culture. In 1921, she converted to Sufism, a mystical Islamic philosophy. Although painting remained important to Henriette throughout her life, her religious work eventually took precedence over her illustration.