The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren
 Rhymes and reasons: Most of the material for this book was gathered fifty years ago in British schools, but I'm sure readers in all countries, for all time, will find it amusing and revealing. When I'd finished it, I felt I had a greater insight into [... more]
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Here Comes Mother Goose
From Amazon.com: Ready or not, here she comes! That clever, mischievous, loving matriarch of the nursery knows more verses and ditties than you can shake a stick at. From the familiar "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater" and "Here We Go Round the [... more]
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My Very First Mother Goose
From Amazon.com: There should be a law that requires every child to sit on Grandpa's knee as he chants "Trot, trot, to Boston; trot, trot, to Lynn." Grownups who still giggle at the thought of Little Jack Horner pulling a plum out of his [... more]
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I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book
From Amazon.com: "I saw Esau kissing Kate, / The fact is we all three saw; / For I saw him, / And he saw me, / And she saw I saw Esau." So goes the schoolyard chant that graces this brilliant collection with its title. This "Schoolchild's [... more]
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The Best of Shakespeare: Retellings of 10 Classic Plays
From Amazon.com: Yes, the name is familiar. E. Nesbit, who died in 1924, gave us The Railway Children and The Enchanted Castle. Now, with the publication of the Shakespeare stories she wrote (at their request) for her own children, adults and kids [... more]
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I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book
From Amazon.com: "I saw Esau kissing Kate, / The fact is we all three saw; / For I saw him, / And he saw me, / And she saw I saw Esau." So goes the schoolyard chant that graces this brilliant collection with its title. This "Schoolchild's [... more]
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The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
A must for anyone interested in NRs and their origin: This is the seminal publication on nursery rhymes, IMO. The Opies have been collecting information about nursery rhymes for more than 50 years. The second edition of their OD of NR was published last [... more]
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Tomies Little Mother Goose
Tomie's Little Mother Goose: A happy mix of picture and rhyme. Babies especially love the repetitive rhythms. Very popular with 8 to 12 month old "readers". Beware of nursery rhymes with racial overtones: I recommend any book written/ [... more]
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Little Boy Blue: and Other Rhymes
Binding: Board book EAN: 9780763616298 Edition: Brdbk ISBN: 076361629X Number Of Pages: 16 Publication Date: 2001-10-01 Reading Level: Baby-Preschool Release Date: 2001-10-01 [... more]
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The Classic Fairy Tales
Fairy tales as they were first printed in the English lang.: I first read this book in 1983, and was amazed with it then. It's unique and extremely interesting. Iona and Peter Opie have the original tales as first printed in the English language. Added [... more]
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Mother Goose's Little Treasures
Author: Iona Opie Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 398.8 EAN: 9780763636555 ISBN: 076363655X Number Of Pages: 56 Publication Date: 2007-08-28 Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Release Date: 2007-08-28 [... more]
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My Mother Goose Library
From Amazon.com: World folklore authority Iona Opie and beloved picture book illustrator Rosemary Wells (Max's Bedtime, Max's Bath, and many more) teamed up for two absolutely fantastic award-winning Mother Goose collections, My Very First Mother Goose [... more]
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