Mother Goose

This book is very interesting because it incorporates a lot of the traditional children stories but, it does it in a very unique way. The book is very short and small in size but, it does have a hard cover which makes it very easy for young children to manipulate. I really liked how the illustrations in the stories looked very classic and a bit old fashioned, I feel like they really added to the classic aspect of the book. I did not like that the book did not include a table of contents or a show more list of all the stories or characters included in the short read. The title only says "Jack and Jill" which was the focus of the first page but, not the rest of the book. I also did not like that the story did not flow very well, the transition between pages and the different characters and stories did not transition well in the way it was intended to. I liked each page individually and each little passage individually but, I did not like it as a whole. I enjoyed the rhyme and rhythm in each one of the pages it made the stories sound a bit musical. I also liked that the pages were all formatted the same and the text was all in the same color and font. I feel like that did tie the pieces together a bit more. I also liked that the book was an easy read, it was a very fun book to read. Overall the book was interesting, appealing, and really highlighted the classics! show less

Many favorite (that is, well-known) nursery rhymes, there were only four I was not familiar with. Simple illustrations in a quasi-antique style.
Fine for the target audience.

If there's a plot, or a reason to have revived this story, I'm missing it.  The pix are b&w and either avocado green or light orange; I find them unappealing.  I do like the small format - little hands can hold this all by themselves, and read it by themselves, too.

Many favorite (that is, well-known) nursery rhymes, there were only two I was not familiar with. Simple illustrations in a quasi-antique style.
Fine for the target audience.