Great collection of rhymes to use for a poetry unit. ( )

A collection of mother goose poems.

This book is pretty big. It has all the classic Mother Goose rhymes in it and has some pretty good pictures to go along with them. This is not my favorite Mother Goose book of all time but it is pretty good and it's pretty comprehensive. If I were to use this in the classroom, I'd probably use it to talk about stories that are passed down orally or about rhyming. I would reccommend this book for younger children, about 3 to 6 or 7.

Summary:
When people think of Mother Goose books, this is the tome they think of! With the rich color prints and black and white drawings throughout the poetry, this is one of the first books for children ever purchased by families. The cover is a material covered in a color print of a witch riding a large goose carrying a baby in her basket. Some of the poems are not politically correct for 2008 but most still have their charm and certainally all have their place in history. Some poems and sing-song chants started to warn children or to scare them into being good. This collection of poems is something most children are exposed to and I would consider to be a staple of all libraries.

Review:
The book from 1916 belongs to my collection and I was drawn to it by it's age and it's wonderful pictures. The artist did an amazing job of using many colors to draw in small children and to visually tell the story. Many of the poems I had never heard as a child and I found interesting as an adult. It is not a surprise to me that this book has been printed over and over and is still being read to children. ( )

I like when they index the nursery rhymes by first lines. I can never remember the titles.