The Real Mother Goose Board Book Board book – September 1, 1998

This is the same book (same version, same publishing year) that was gifted to me when I was seven-years-old and I am pumped to have found it.When I was a child, adults did not read to children like we do now because adults and children lived mostly separate lives, coming together for meals, church, chores (but only if children needed help while we learned to do our chores), and that was about it because adults were busy and we children didn’t want to hang out with adults! We read on our own for entertainment. Especially in second and third grades, I spent hours every day reading the rhymes, laughing, and examining the illustrations in this book. I loved it so much that 55 years later, remembering its specific illustrations is what helped me identify the version I'd owned.I’ve been looking for this specific version for years, but now that I have grandchildren, I stepped-up my efforts. Although some of my daughter’s friends stridently disapprove of Mother Goose, as an historian, I disagree with them entirely and put my daughter on notice that my grandchildren would also enjoy Mother Goose rhymes and illustrations, just as I did, both of my children did, and as my son enjoyed my reading Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn to him. They are important as they pass on understanding of historical cultural and literary references, provide insight into historical class and cultural differences and issues, and they are entertaining. As long as each of the rhymes are introduced at ages they can be explained to children, children are not damaged by them in any way.This version has many more rhymes than contemporary versions contain, and a number of them are antiquated, which makes me love the book that much more. As an adult, some of the rhymes amuse me so much I laugh out-loud. The rhymes that are inappropriate by contemporary cultural standards and those that poke fun at the rich and class conflicts are the ones that really amuse me.The book is as described, arrived in good condition, and arrived in a timely manner, all for a fair price. I am very satisfied.

This is a small book of nursery rhymes for babies.It is much smaller than the one I had as a child, but it does contain the following English rhymes:Humpty DumptyPat a CakeThe Pumpkin EaterRainMary Had a Little LambThe Cat and the FiddlePussy Cat and the QueenMary Mary Quite ContraryThe Mouse and the ClockBanbury CrossPease PorridgeCurly LocksSixpenceBedtimeWee Willie Winkie

My siser bought this book for my first-born son, remembering our own love of "Mother Goose". When he grew up and began his family we to our great delight we found the same book for his children. Now he has a new grandson (great-grand, for me) so I set out to find a Mother Goose, of course. Imagine my total joy to discover that "The Real Mother Goose" is in its seventy-fifth year of publication! Since my son is age 74, that means that my sister must have purchased an early copy. So now my son will read to his grandson from the book that was so much a part of his own toddlerhood.

My grandmother used to read this to my cousins and I when we were kids... I do not remember the rhymes being this weird. Ha ha. Holy s*** batman. I got this for my daughters (one is 19 months, the other is due in May), so I could share a little piece of my childhood with them. When it arrived, I got nostalgic and opened it. The cover and pictures seem a lot brighter than I remember, but then, our copy growing up was soo beat up. They brought back a lot of magic, and I can't wait for my girls to see them. That being said, the rhymes are a kind of twisted nonsensical sing song that I'm almost afraid to read to my kids.I'm totally gonna read this to my kids. :D

I have been looking for the original Mother Goose edition with the black and white checkerboard cover. It brings back fond childhood memories. I ordered it, thrilled to find it, only to discover it was a Barnes and Noble knock off with a red cover instead and with the same picture on the front, but smaller. The wonderful rhymes are of course the same but disappointed as it is not what I was looking for. In this instance, it was too good to be true and I got what I paid for: a knock off. I would suggest an accurate representation of the cover if it's not the same as indicated.

I had this book 45 yrs. ago for our son. It was lost in a move and I wanted to find it again for our 5 mo. old grandson. My father would read the nursery rhymes to our son when he was a year old and our son would repeat them back. He was quite a smarty. I like the idea of one on one interaction......no kindle or computer contact for us. Read along with children and grandchildren......let them know you care. I love this book after all these years. Thank you Amazon.

There are so many versions of Mother Goose rhymes out there, but this one is truly my favorite. It's hard for me to explain why, exactly. It has so many of the familiar rhymes and several I had never heard when I was little. My 3 and 4 year-old boys love this book, as did my older children when they were small. The illustrations are kind of...quirky... but they reflect the period and place from which the rhymes originated, which is probably why I like this book over other versions I have seen. The illustrations are not cartoon-like nor "dumbed-down" which is something I look for when choosing picture books for my kids. There's an index in the front so you can flip to your favorites, which is helpful. There are a few rhymes I just flat-out don't like (one about the goose who grabbed a man by his left leg and threw him down the stairs) so I just skip those -- my kids have never known I do that.I give it a 5 star rating because this version appears to have all of the rhymes, interesting illustrations, an index, and my kids love it - oh and it's hardbound and has held up well, which is good for a book that is read often!

This is a book which is a must for all children. Parents will also find it very interesting. It has been available for many years and provides great value for money.

A beautifully produced original nursery rhyme book, and a popular choice. however, I feel it suffers from not including more current translations, and some f the poetry scans badly. A better choice is the Frank Baber Mother Goose, which includes 300 rhymes, most of which will be already familiar.

ALL our old traditional favorite nusery rhymes - some surviving since our Medieval European times - A must have for the family. Lovely fun illustrations. Little children simply love these rhymes. Best read aloud.

Classic.

A blast from the past that can be shared with the young today.....