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My Very First Mother Goose
My Very First Mother Goose
Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School District, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: October 24, 2016
Review
This is the twentieth anniversary edition of this wonderful collaboration between Iona Opie and Rosemary Wells. Many of the rhymes are less familiar, but some of the more familiar Mother Goose rhymes are included as well. The anthropomorphic animals are winsome and wonderful. A few humans are included as well. There are so many details to capture the reader's attention. Various page arrangements, from small vignettes to large, double page spreads add to the interest and complement the text nicely. Text is large. This is such fun and will be a great pleasure to share with young readers.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Opie (editor), Iona
Illustrator: Wells, Rosemary
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: Candlewick
Book Type: picture book nonfiction
Genre:
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9780763688912
Price: 24.99