Selected and annotated by Julie Yen
Briggs, Raymond. The Mother Goose Treasury. Coward-McCann, 1966. 3-6 yrs.
A large collection of Mother Goose rhymes with simple color and black & white illustrations. Includes an index to first lines and titles.
Cabrera, Jane.Old Mother Hubbard; written and illus. by Jane Cabrera. Holiday House, 2001. 2-4 yrs.
Brightly colored Old Mother Hubbard goes to buy her dog a coat, a hat, and other things, but the dog has his own fun while she's out shopping.
Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There; illus. by Sir John Tenniel. MacMillan, 1975. Gr. 3-6.
In this sequel to Alice in Wonderland, Alice encounters Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty, and others.
Cousins, Lucy. Humpty Dumpty and Other Nursery Rhymes; illus. by Lucy Cousins. Dutton, 1996. 1-4 yrs.
A board book collection of some classic rhymes.
dePaoloa, Tomie. Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose; illus. by Tomie dePaola. Putnam, 1985. 3-6 yrs.
Familiar childhood rhymes brought to life by dePaola's wonderful drawings.
Frasconi, Antonio. The House That Jack Built: A Picture Book in Two Languages; written and illus. by Antonio Frasconi. Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1958. 1-3 yrs.
Colorfully illustrated, this classic story of Jack's house, its animal residents, and the people around Jack's house, is told in both English and French.
Hoberman, Mary Ann. You Read to me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Mother Goose Tales to Read Together; illus. by Michael Emberley. Tingley/Little, 2005. Gr. 2-3.
A twist on the classic rhymes, this book encourages children and adults to read together.
Merriam, Eve. The Inner City Mother Goose; illus. by David Diaz. Simon, 1996. Gr. 7-12.
A revision of Merriam's 1969 poems, this collection is an insight into life in an inner city.
O'Malley, Kevin. Humpty Dumpty Egg-Splodes. Walker, 2001. Gr. 3-6.
When Mr. Hatchery comes to read The Nursery Rhymes of Mother Goose to his son's class, they get an unfamiliar story where Humpty Dumpty is mad about being teased for being bald. Everyone in Mother Goose Land isn't sure what to do until Mother Goose comes back from vacation.
Patz, Nancy. Moses Supposes His Toeses Are Roses and 7 Other Silly Old Rhymes; retold and illus. by Nancy Patz. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983. 3-6 yrs.
These 8 rhymes, tongue twisters, and poems, some of which are familiar to us from childhood, are accompanied by humorous drawings.
Stow, Jenny. The House That Jack Built; illus. by Jenny Stow. Dial, 1992. 1-4 yrs.
The story of Jack's house in the Caribbean.
Thomas, Katherine Elwes. The Real Personages of Mother Goose. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1930. Gr. 9-12.
A history of the Mother Goose rhymes.
Tucker, Nicholas. Mother Goose Lost; compiled by Nicholas Tucker; illus. by Trevor Stubley. Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1971. 2-5 yrs.
A collection of unfamiliar yet delightful rhymes.
Young, Ed. Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes; selected and ed. by Robert Wyndham; illus. by Ed Young. The World Publishing Co., 1968. 4-6 yrs.
Traditional Chinese writing lies alongside the English translations of Chinese nursery rhymes.
Ziefert, Harriet. Mother Goose Math; illus by Emily Bolam. Viking, 1997. 3-5 yrs.
This collection of Mother Goose rhymes focuses on counting and math.
