An exuberant companion to the bestselling nursery rhyme collection, My Very First Mother Goose. "A magical selection" enthused The Times about My Very First Mother Goose, the first collaboration between Iona Opie, the leading expert on children's lore and literature, and Rosemary Wells, one of the finest of all living picture book artists. Now, the two have teamed up again to produce this equally captivating volume for the very young. With over fifty-five favourite nursery rhymes, each illustrated with glorious inventiveness and vitality, this book fairly sings out, "Mother Goose is back - and so is the magic!"

 

There are 108 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by Walker Books Ltd .

Rosemary Wells is the author of more than 40 books about Max and Ruby. She lives in Connecticut. Iona Opie has, in partnership with her late husband Peter Opie, edited many acclaimed books of children's folklore, including The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. I Saw Esau, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, and My Very First Mother Goose. Rosemary Wells has won many major awards for her books, which include the Max and Ruby stories, three titles about Edward the Unready and Felix Feels Better. About Mother Goose, she says, "These rhymes are a celebration of the English language - it's our history and it's wonderful. "