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Here Comes Mother Goose

Here Comes Mother Goose( )
Editor: Opie, Iona
Illustrator: Wells, Rosemary
Series title:My Very First Mother Goose Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7636-0683-1
Publication Date:Oct 1999
Publisher:Candlewick Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $24.99
Book Description:

From the award-winning creators of My Very First Mother Goose, an invitation to the simple joy and the sly humor that are the essence of Mother Goose. Spread the word -- here comes Mother Goose -- and with her comes an entire procession of best-loved nursery rhyme characters, including Mary Mary Quite Contrary, Simple Simon, Old Mother Hubbard, Little Tommy Tucker, the Queen of Hearts, and many more. Joining them is an array of colorful folk you may not...
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Book Details
Pages:108
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Nursery Rhymes
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):10.63 x 11.69 x 0.69 Inches
Book Weight:2.278 Pounds
Author Biography
(Editor)
Iona Margaret Opie was born on October 13, 1923. During World War II, she made meteorological maps in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. She married Peter Opie in 1943. Together they collected children's rhymes, riddles, and street culture. Their books included I Saw Esau, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book, The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, Children's Games in Street and Playground, and The Classic Fairy Tales.

After her husband's death in 1982, she continued the work alone. Her books included The People in the Playground, Tail Feathers from Mother Goose, Here Comes Mother Goose, A Dictionary of Superstitions, and Children's Games with Things. Her son Robert collaborated with her on The Treasures of Childhood. She was made CBE in 1999. She died on October 23, 2017 at the age of 94.

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