The Puffin Book of Nursery Rhymes
No. of pages 224
Published: 1993
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There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 1993 by Penguin Books Ltd .
Iona and Peter Opie are the authors of many books, including 'The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes' and 'The Oxford Book of Narrative Verse'. Peter Opie died in 1982. 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. "