Kate Greenaway was a very popular illustrator in the late 1800s and a contemporary of Randolph Caldecott. Her illustrated Mother Goose is a beautiful way to start your youngsters off on nursery rhymes.
While The Real Mother Goose illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright is a more complete book of old nursery rhymes for children, some children may find Mother Goose or The Old Nursery Rhymes illustrated by Kate Greenaway a more inviting choice. Included are favorites such as:
- Little Jack Horner,
- Jack Sprat,
- Jack and Jill,
- Little Bo-Peep,
- Mary, Mary Quite Contrary,
- Rock-a-bye Baby,
- Little Miss Muffet, and
- Humpty Dumpty, among others.
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