"The words one first meets in nursery rhymes will always have a special magic," writes Iona Opie in her foreword to this book. "Hey Diddle, Diddle", "Humpty Dumpty", "Jumping Joan", "Wee Willie Winkie", passed on from generation to generation, these rhymes learnt in infancy remain with us forever. Divided into four enticing sections, My Very First Mother Goose contains more than sixty of the most colourful and best-loved nursery rhymes. But what makes it so special are the wonderful watercolour pictures by Rosemary Wells, who has created an engaging and exuberant world filled with distinctive characters - rabbits and cats and mice - guaranteed to delight the youngest child. This is indeed a very first book, a book to be encountered at the earliest possible moment and savoured for an entire lifetime.

Illustrator Rosemary Wells has won many major awards, including the Illustrated Children's Book of the Year.

About the Author
A world authority on children's nursery rhymes and compiler of numerous enchanting nursery rhyme collections. A multi-award-winning illustrator of over 60 books for young children. A world authority on children's nursery rhymes and compiler of numerous enchanting nursery rhyme collections.

Reviews
This is, without a doubt, the mother of all rhyme books. * The Sunday Telegraph *
Nursery rhyme annthologies are ubiquitous, but this is special. New aunts, uncles, godparents and grandparents need seek no further. * The Sunday Times *


Awards
Winner of Parents' Choice Award 1996 (United States). Short-listed for Galaxy British Book Awards: The Illustrated Children's Book of the Year 1996 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9780744560275
Author Iona Opie
Format Paperback
Page Count 108
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 680g
Dimensions(mm) 288mm * 260mm * 10mm